Month: February 2013

Will Section 5 Survive the Supreme Court?

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Anyone who cares about voting rights is watching the Supreme Court today, as it hears a case about Section 5... Read more

Restoring Voting Rights

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In my experience, most Americans believe in second chances. Yet, in the voting rights world, we have a glaring contradiction.... Read more

Bill Alert: Missouri House Introduces Proof of Citizenship Bill

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The Missouri House has introduced yet another bill to make voting less accessible. Last week, the House adopted a bill... Read more

State Lawmakers Propose to Start Engaging Voters in High School

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Voter preregistration programs that allow citizens as young as the age of 16 to preregister to vote provide a great... Read more

Over 200 Organizations Ask Census Bureau to Develop Solution to “Prison Gerrymandering”

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Last week, Project Vote joined more than 200 civil rights, voting rights and criminal justice organizations in sending a letter calling... Read more

Indiana Lawmaker Proposes to Bar Out-of-State Students from Voting

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UPDATE:  On Thursday, February 28 the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment amended HB 1311 removing the provision addressing nonresident... Read more

Bill Alert: N.M. and Montana Propose Bills to Impede Voter Registration Efforts

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Lawmakers in New Mexico and Montana introduced bills this week to impose further restrictions on community voter registration drives. Read more

Bill Alert: Noncitizen Voter Purge Bill Advances in Virginia

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A Virginia bill to direct the State Board of Elections to compare voter registration rolls to the federal “Systematic Alien... Read more

Civil Rights Groups File in Support of Key Voting Rights Act Section

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  A coalition of civil and voting rights groups filed an amicus brief in support of upholding an important provision... Read more