Voting Rights Legislative Round-Up

Voting rights successes and battles still to come.

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The Battle Ahead - The Battle Ahead: In the war against efforts across the U.S. to disenfranchise voters, particularly people of color, students and low-income voters, civil rights and advocacy groups had some bittersweet wins and a few outright victories. For this election — and beyond — the NAACP has pledged to monitor South Carolina, Pennsylvania and several other key states. —NAACP and BET.com (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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South Carolina - There was both good and bad news in the Palmetto State. In December, the Justice Department blocked South Carolina's proposed voter ID law. A federal court overturned the decision, but the requirement cannot be implemented until 2013. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Florida - Florida has been at the forefront of efforts to disenfranchise voters, enacting stricter rules for organizations that register voters (which were blocked by two court rulings) and reducing early voting periods. In July, early voting was restored in five counties covered by the Voting Rights Act, enabling the Black churches’ Souls to the Polls tradition to continue. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Texas - Texas lawmakers' attempt to implement a photo ID law was dashed after it was blocked by the Justice Department and then permanently blocked by a federal court because of its potential discriminatory impact. The NAACP Texas state conference was a plaintiff in the lawsuit.  (Photo: kctv5.com)

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Texas - Texas lawmakers' attempt to implement a photo ID law was dashed after it was blocked by the Justice Department and then permanently blocked by a federal court because of its potential discriminatory impact. The NAACP Texas state conference was a plaintiff in the lawsuit. (Photo: kctv5.com)

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Wisconsin - The Milwaukee NAACP branch joined forces with Voces de la Frontera to halt a suppressive photo ID law in its tracks. The law would have disenfranchised more than 300,000 registered voters and prevented countless other Wisconsin residents from registering to vote. (Photo: REUTERS/Gary I Rothstein/Landov)

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Which States Have Passed Voter ID Laws?  - So far, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin have passed such laws. Twenty-four other states are considering similar legislation. (Photo: John Gress/Getty Images)

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North Carolina - When North Carolina's legislature attempted to override Gov. Beverly Perdue's veto of a tough photo ID bill, the NAACP's state conference was ready to go to combat. Fortunately, the override was unsuccessful. (Photo: John Gress/Getty Images)

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Virginia - The Virginia state legislature made several attempts to impose strict voter ID laws, but in the end passed a more lenient bill that offers the option to use multiple forms of identification, including non-photo IDs. Under pressure from advocacy groups, Gov. Bob McDonnell also issued an executive order to conduct voter education and provide all registered voters with free IDs. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Ohio - A few months before the November election, Ohio reduced the number of early voting days and limited early voting hours in select, read Democratic-leaning, districts. Following a lawsuit filed by President Obama's re-election campaign, the U.S. Supreme Court restored early voting on the three days prior to Election Day. In addition, under pressure, Ohio's secretary of state made voting hours uniform across all districts. (Photo: AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

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Ohio - A few months before the November election, Ohio reduced the number of early voting days and limited early voting hours in select, read Democratic-leaning, districts. Following a lawsuit filed by President Obama's re-election campaign, the U.S. Supreme Court restored early voting on the three days prior to Election Day. In addition, under pressure, Ohio's secretary of state made voting hours uniform across all districts. (Photo: AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

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Michigan - The NAACP state conference in Michigan played a leading role in challenging a set of bills, ranging from voter ID to restrictions on voter registration, which would have disenfranchised more than 1.3 million senior citizen voters and many people of color. Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed the package in July. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Pennsylvania - For months, Pennsylvania’s photo ID bill bounced back and forth between a district court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. On Oct. 2, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson ruled that the law could not go in effect this election cycle because there was not enough time for the state to provide ID for everyone who would need it. (Photo: AP Photo/Marc Levy)

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Pennsylvania - For months, Pennsylvania’s photo ID bill bounced back and forth between a district court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. On Oct. 2, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson ruled that the law could not go in effect this election cycle because there was not enough time for the state to provide ID for everyone who would need it. (Photo: AP Photo/Marc Levy)