Month: July 2011

Ohio Photo ID Rule Dead, For Now

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Ohio photo ID bill, HB 159 will not be considered this session, according to Darrel Rowland and Ben Geier at... Read more

Partisan Politics Drive Democracy into Reverse

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Just over a week before 46th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act—a cornerstone to civil rights and... Read more

Federal Court Gives Green Light to Voter Registration Lawsuit in Louisiana

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Today, a federal court ruled that public assistance recipients and the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP can proceed with... Read more

Virginia Judge Sides with Voters in Precedent-Setting Case

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A Virginia judge set a precedent in voting rights victories Wednesday when she handed down her decision in Project Vote... Read more

New EAC Report Shows Increased Voter Registration Among Low-Income Americans

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An analysis of a June 27 report by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission shows that voter registration application rates at... Read more

DOJ Sues Louisiana to Comply with Federal Voter Registration Law

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The state of Louisiana is being challenged by the Justice Department for violating a federal election law that requires state... Read more

Reducing Early Voting Period Could Hurt Black Voters

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Frank Cerabino at the Palm Beach Post questions the impact of a seemingly innocuous early voting provision in a new... Read more

Project Vote Board Member Discusses Ariz. Campaign Finance Case

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In today’s Star-Ledger (NJ), Project Vote board member Frank Askin, Distinguished Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Constitutional... Read more