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To achieve elections in which every eligible citizen has an equally protected right to vote in fairly administered elections, FairVote supports a series of reforms, the centerpiece of which is establishing an affirmative right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.

Together, our reforms would ensure that every adult citizen has a secure right to vote and that this right is not diluted by problems with voter registration, ballots, voting machines, illegal voting or partisan officials.

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The Constitutional Right To Vote Blog:The Debate over Voter Identification at the Polls: Expanding our Vision
- Posted: February 14, 2011
- Author(s): Right to Vote Blog, Rob Richie
- Categories: Home, Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote
The right to vote is at the heart of representative democracy. Upholding that right requires that every eligible voter should have easy access to voting, every vote should be tallied accurately and no ineligible vote should be cast. Both limiting access to voting and allowing fraudulent votes undercut determination of the "consent of the governed."

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The Constitutional Right to Vote Blog: Felon Disenfranchisement in Iowa
- Posted: January 20, 2011
- Author(s): Right to Vote Blog, Jo McKeegan
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Felon Disenfranchisement, FairVote
Iowa is a poster child for what it means to fail to protect our right to vote in the U.S. Constitution: fundamental democratic rights can then be tossed around like a political football.

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The Constitutional Right to Vote Blog: Bush v. Gore, Ten Years Later
- Posted: December 14, 2010
- Author(s): Right to Vote Blog, Jo McKeegan
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote
Ten years ago, in December of 2000, the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore. The case remains one of the more dividing litmus tests in American politics.

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The Constitutional Right to Vote Blog
- Posted: October 21, 2010
- Author(s): Right to Vote Blog
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Felon Disenfranchisement
We must elevate the right to vote to the same standing as other fundamental democratic rights, such as freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly. Our vote is our voice. Each day brings new examples of why such protections are needed, which will be frequently chronicled in this blog.

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Voting Rights Act turns 45
- Posted: August 6, 2010
- Author(s): Right to Vote Blog, Tom Sanchez
- Categories: Home, U.S. Senate Vacancy Elections, D.C. Voting Rights
Although the Voting Rights Act turns 45, we still have much ground to cover in the effort to obtain an constitutional Right to Vote.

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The Constitutional Right To Vote Blog:The Debate over Voter Identification at the Polls: Expanding our Vision

The Constitutional Right to Vote Blog: Felon Disenfranchisement in Iowa

The Constitutional Right to Vote Blog: Bush v. Gore, Ten Years Later

The Constitutional Right to Vote Blog

Voting Rights Act turns 45