As you know, at least 32 states are dealing with some new manifestation of so-called Photo ID or other restrictive measures for voter eligibility. This phenomenon has blossomed as a result of widespread Republican victories in 2010 legislative elections. The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school has been at the forefront of a legal and public education campaign to challenge these laws and explain likely effects. With CAMP coming just before the 2012 elections, Keesha’s news-to-use speech will address what has happened but also suggest effects to look for in this November’s voting (and leading up to it). Critics, including major civil and women’s rights organizations such as the NAACP, La Raza, the League of Women Voters, AAUW, believe these laws will suppress the votes in groups that don’t typically vote heavily for Republicans. As counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program and a former state LWV exec, Keesha works in the center of this storm. She has been doing media-and creating it with a blog on this stuff.
