Month: January 2013

Voter Registration Transparency Case Settled in Virginia

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After nearly three years in the courts, a precedent-setting case brought by voting rights groups to ensure transparency of voter... Read more

Voter Purge Bill Defeated in Colorado

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A bill to purge Colorado’s voter rolls of suspected noncitizens failed to pass today because it “could take away the... Read more

Proposed Rules Would Harm Democracy in Virginia, Say Voting Rights Advocates

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Press Statement from League of Women Voters of Virginia and Project Vote: Introduced earlier this month, Virginia House Bill 1747/Senate... Read more

Federal Court Rules That Louisiana Systemically Violated the NVRA

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – On January 23, voting rights advocates won a major legal victory on behalf of Louisiana’s public... Read more

Student: We Must Break Down the Barriers to Voting

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  On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, those elected by the votes of millions of Americans—the president and vice president—were... Read more

Va. Governor Announces Support for Voting Rights Restoration

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Yesterday, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that he supports legislation to automatically restore voting rights to people convicted of nonviolent... Read more