Year: 2011

The Year Ahead

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In 2008, the United States experienced the most diverse electorate in American history. Youth, people of color, and low-income Americans... Read more

Voting Rights Victory in North Carolina

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Today, a D.C. federal court rejected a challenge to an integral part of the Voting Rights Act that protects minorities’... Read more

Democracy Restoration Act Could Help Enfranchise Four Million Citizens

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At the urging of more than two dozen civil rights groups, an important piece of legislation was introduced in the... Read more

Project Vote Supports New Legislation to Punish Dirty Election Tricks

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Yesterday, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced important legislation to punish voter suppression and intimidation tactics.... Read more

Holder Maintains Foundation of Voting Rights Act in Timely Speech

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Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the partisan assault on voting rights, the likes of which we have not seen... Read more

DOJ Leader to Discuss Voting Rights; Advocates Urge Him to Protect Voters

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Tomorrow night, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will hold a timely speech to address voting rights at the Lyndon Baines... Read more

Massachusetts Secretary Put on Notice for Voting Rights Violations

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Yesterday, attorneys from Demos, Project Vote, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a pre-litigation notice letter... Read more

Ohio Voters May Decide on Fate of New Restrictive Election Law

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Ohioans will vote next year on whether the state should overturn a new election law that severely limits early voting,... Read more

NAACP Confronts Voting Barriers in Modern-Day America

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The nation’s oldest civil rights organization, NAACP has brought voting barriers to a national discussion this week with the release... Read more

Maryland Robocall Trial Reaches Verdict

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A political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich was found guilty today of of conspiring to suppress black voter... Read more