Voting

Sweet(?) Home Alabama – Sin, The Voting Rights Act, and Being from Shelby County

Posted on July 3, 2013July 2, 2013 by Michael Woolf

In the wake of the celebration of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down DOMA, it can be easy to forget what happened one day earlier – the nullification of the Voting Rights Act, which has p... Read More

The Ballot as Daily Bread: Voting No on Voter ID

Posted on November 5, 2012November 4, 2012 by Andrew Twiton

Every Sunday, right before we receive Holy Communion, I pray the Lord’s Prayer with my church. In general, I think it’s hard to pray in a humble and honest way during an antagonisti... Read More

Asking More of Us

Posted on October 29, 2012October 28, 2012 by Madison McClendon

Here in the middle of the political season, I’m feeling the energy rise all around me. The political conventions turned up the heat. The debates are ongoing, and the media narratives surround us... Read More

Why I Bother: Voting as a Young American

Posted on October 12, 2012October 11, 2012 by Mary Ann Kaiser

Last week, I was pleased to be an audience member in the first taping of a new series on why Texans have one of the lowest rates of civic participation in the country. This particular taping was speci... Read More