For anyone who thought legal disenfranchisement was a thing of the past, think again. The 2012 campaign season -- which will pick up speed in the wake of the elections held around the country today -- may well bring the harshest attack on voting rights in decades. A blitz of new voter identification restrictions have flooded state legislatures, threatening to disenfranchise millions of voters who don't have the money, transportation or paperwork to secure necessary IDs.
A report from the Brennan Center for Justice finds that the majority of these voters are from groups traditionally viewed as part of the Democratic base. But whatever their party affiliation, the new legislation stands to limit the participation of millions of African-American, Latino, young and elderly voters.