The question of exactly how American citizens exercise their right to vote has become a source of partisan acrimony this election year. In a nation whose patchwork of jurisdictions feature conflicting voter ID and registration requirements, lawmakers must safeguard the integrity of the electoral process and also ensure the widespread accessibility of voting.

Tensions have peaked in response to legislative efforts to tighten ID requirements in key battleground states. The investigative student-run reporting project News21 sought to analyze the facts behind this controversial issue. Led by former Washington Post Executive Editor Len Downie, the young journalists conducted the most exhaustive study to date of the voting laws and electoral fraud nationwide.

Join New America and News21 to learn more about the findings of this editorial series and the broader issue affecting this year’s election. We will also examine the latest innovations in online voter information from Google and the Internet Archive.

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