Category: Disenfranchisement

Delaware Bill Gives Voice to New Group of Citizens

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Delaware lawmakers took another step forward in helping resolve the “glaring contradiction” that keeps Americans who have already served their... 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

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

It is Harder to Vote in America than it was in 2008

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Voting has become more difficult in the last four years, says a new report from the nonprofit voting rights organization... 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

The battle over ballot access continues in Colorado

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The battle continues between a Colorado election clerk and the secretary of state over who can receive mail ballots before the... Read more

Voting Rights News Roundup

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Election season is already underway with the nation talking about the state of voting rights. The War on Voting that... Read more

Partisans and Advocates Battle Over Voting Rights

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The “War on Voting”–the partisan-fueled campaign to enact laws to restrict access to the ballot–has received significant attention in the... Read more

Kansas Election Officials Say Go Slow on Changes in Election Administration

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Earlier this month, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach proposed to fast track a portion of a restrictive election law... Read more

Election Reform Used to Attack Access to the Ballot

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Georgia Logothetis at Daily Kos writes how state lawmakers are “Using Election Reform to Decrease Turnout,” including laws to tighten... Read more