Category: Disenfranchisement

Voting Rights Groups Speak Out Against Regressive Election Bills in Ohio

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Today, Project Vote joined more than 40 civil rights, labor, and youth organizations in protest of proposed election bills that... Read more

Wisconsin Governor Signs Voter ID Law

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Today, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law a Republican-sponsored bill that requires voters to show photo ID at the... Read more

Miami Herald: Republican-Sponsored Elections Bill “Reeks of Partisanship”

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Today in Florida, the House State Affairs Committee is taking up HB 1355, an omnibus election administration bill drafted by... Read more

Florida Attempts to Restrict Voting Rights

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According to the ACLU, about one million Floridians are barred from voting because of felony convictions. But Florida Attorney General... Read more

How Felon Voting Restrictions Punish Entire American Communities

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Right now, an estimated 5.3 million people are being denied the right to vote because of a felony conviction, many... Read more

Newly Elected Minnesota Legislators Announce Intent to make Voting More Difficult

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Minnesota has some of the most progressive voter registration laws in the country, laws like same day registration and vouching,... Read more

Misinformation from Registrar Could Disenfranchise Voters in San Diego

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Just two weeks before Election Day, a potentially detrimental (and ultimately unlawful) voter registration procedure was uncovered in San Diego,... Read more

The Disenfranchisement of Communities through the Criminal Justice System

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Expanding ballot access to all voting-age citizens, particularly the millions who are living and working in our communities with past... Read more

How Public Misconceptions about Voter Fraud Result in the Disenfranchisement of Legitimate Voters

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According to a recent poll, 20 percent of Americans believe a defunct community organization will steal the midterm elections. Even... Read more

Advocates Baffled By DOJ Approval of Controversial Voter Verification Law

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A two-year battle in the courts concluded this week when the Department of Justice approved Georgia’s controversial voter verification system... Read more