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Bill, and it became this 57-page bill that basically took away every opportunity they had to try to improve voter turnout. now the burden of proof because of that decision has shifted from the state of north carolina on to the justice department and private plaintiffs, so those most impacted by discrimination have to prove the discrimination. its a horder provision of the law they have to prove. so its really, really a lot more difficult now to prove discrimination because of the supreme court d...

Republicans. judge terry lewis says districts five and ten "made a mockery of the voting process." the state will now have to redraw them, but its unlikely new districts can be in place before the november election. former senator bill bradley once said taking money out of politics is like taking jumping out of basketball. some politicians say you need a hefty bank account, even to lose a race these days. all that was evident this week with a report showing some 114 super pacs have already poure...

>> today they were seeking an injunction that seeks to affect a broad swath of voters. young voters, voters of color through the provisions including the voter i.d. provision that blocks student and that hampers and abridges the right to vote at every step of the voting process from are the registration table to the voting booth to having those votes counted. this law abridges the right to vote by eliminating same day registration, by eliminating successful preregistration programs for 16 and 17...

>> today they were seeking an injunction that seeks to affect a broad swath of voters. young voters, voters of color through the provisions including the voter i.d. provision that blocks student and that hampers and abridges the right to vote at every step of the voting process from are the registration table to the voting booth to having those votes counted. this law abridges the right to vote by eliminating same day registration, by eliminating successful preregistration programs for 16 and 17...

Whether to fill it out and mail it in or drop it off in one of these cute ballot drop boxes, simple and easy. there were concerns in the leadup to the implementation of the new voting process in oregon. one of which the "new york times" raised in 1995. quote, so what happens, some people wonder, if a stunning revelation about a candidate comes out in the last day of the voting process? good question. we saw that exact fear manifest itself in this years senate primary in oregon, in which the lead...

Voted in tonights primary election you may have dropped off your ballot in a place that looks like this. in 1998, oregonens rote voted to make vote by mail the standard for state-wide elections. every registered voter in oregon gets a ballot sent to them in the mail and you can choose whether to fill it out and mail it in or drop it off in one of these cute ballot drop boxes, simple and easy. there were concerns in the leadup to the implementation of the new voting process in oregon. one of whic...

After volkswagen worker rejected joining the uaw in a 712-626 vote back in february. the uaw argued the anti-union public statements by senator bob corker along with tennessee governor and other gop officials tainted the voting process. then there was this -- >> we obtained this summary from last august for what the administration called project trinity. marked confidential, it offers volkswagen some incentives of $3 million in exchange for full-time jobs. the catch? the insent is are subject to...

Sincere is also political and also about saying this is the thing that really gets people to understand why they have to show up and vote. >> and this is the thing that will hopefully get people to show up and vote in 2014, right? >> oh, tis the problem of midterms. >> and i think we also just have to ask ourselves, where are the democrats on this larger conversation, right? we have the president versus the republican party. but not to throw water on the parade -- theyre in there, but there are ...

A new on-line video, vice president joe biden takes aim at suppression efforts and last years supreme court decision on the voting rights act. >> if somebody said i would have to make a pitch for protecting voting rights today, i would have said you got to be kidding. but last year when the system cut the heart out of the voting rights act, it opened up the floodgates to voter suppression, voter suppression efforts nationwide. this year alone there are almost 15 restricted voting rights bills un...

Forever. roadside bombs killed 26 people, although many feared the toll would be much worse and turnout was so high that officials were forced to extend voting for an extra hour. they sent more ballots to polls and had to mobilize all of the countrys security forces to protect the polls. joining me now from kabul is nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel keeping us updated on this situation. first i want to ask about the voting process. back in 2009 as many as 20% of the ballots had to be...