Category: Bill Alert

Make Voting EASY

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Recently, five forward-looking members of Congress introduced the “Equal Access to Support Youth Voting Act” or “EASY” (H.R. 5144). It... Read more

Voter Suppression Bill to Be Heard in N.C. Senate

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Today, an exhaustingly restrictive election bill is being debated by the North Carolina Senate Rules Committee. Initially a strict voter... Read more

Bill Alert: SCOTUS Deliberates Over Arizona Voter Registration Law; Two States Introduce Similar Measures

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On Monday, the United States Supreme Court “heard arguments about whether states have the power under the federal law to... 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

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

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

Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Back in Missouri

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The Missouri Senate proposes to amend the state constitution to enable the passage of a voter ID law requiring all... Read more