Month: April 2012

Penn. Put on Notice for Failing to Provide Voter Registration to Low-Income Citizens

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

Ohio House Speaker Says No More Voting Law Changes Until After Election

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The “pre-emptive” repeal of HB 194—a law that severely limits early voting in Ohio—has the support of the House, according to House... Read more

Georgia Settles Voter Registration Lawsuit, Agrees to Provide Registration Services to Low-Income Citizens

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An important victory that brings us a step closer to modernizing our voter registration system at public assistance agencies was... Read more

Court Rejects Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration

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Today, an 11-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Arizona’s restrictive election law that required voter applicants... Read more

ALEC Announces End of Voter Suppression Task Force

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The organization that has been exposed for pushing voter ID legislation across the country has announced today that they will... Read more

Strict Voter ID Laws May Disenfranchise 25,000 Transgender Voters, Study Finds

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Requiring photo ID to vote has become a contentious issue across the nation as more states—entrenched in partisan battles—pass these... Read more

Virginia Governor Sends Voter ID Bill Back for Amendments

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Virginia governor, Bob McDonnell introduced amendments to the Senate yesterday to “soften” the requirements under a newly adopted voter ID... Read more

The Real Cost of Voter ID

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Voter fraud is a non-existent problem, yet the laws purporting to combat it are very expensive The economy is beginning... Read more