Category: Voter Registration Drives

Congressional Voting Rights Forum Held in Texas

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Today in Houston, Congressional Representatives Charles Gonzalez, Al Green, and Sheila Jackson Lee are holding a forum on voting rights.... Read more

TPM: No One is Trying to Register Dogs to Vote

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In what has been called “part of a blatant and ongoing partisan effort to keep people from voting,” Republican operatives... Read more

Project Vote Applauds Michigan Governor Snyder’s Veto of Voter Suppression Package

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Today, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan vetoed a package of voter suppression laws—including HB 5061, SB 754 and SB 803—passed... Read more

Michigan Voting Rights in the Hands of Governor Snyder

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It’s midday on June 29 at Project Vote and many of us are holding our breath, waiting to see whether... Read more

Michigan House Approves Voter Suppression Bills

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Tuesday, the Michigan House passed several voter suppression measures that may affect Michiganders’ access to the ballot in November. The... Read more

UPDATE: Mich. Voter Suppression Bills Approved by Committee; Headed to House

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Voter suppression bills SB 751, 754, and 803—which place new regulatory requirements on community-based voter registration drives and expand the... Read more

Michigan Election Bills Miss the Mark

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Voting rights groups warn Michigan lawmakers that a suite of new election law proposals avoids existing problems while creating further confusion... Read more

Laws restricting voter registration drives discriminatory; registrations dropping in Florida

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This year two Florida community voter registration drives, by Rock the Vote and the League of Women Voters, have stopped... Read more

Today in Kansas, extreme voter suppression rule pushed ahead of election, more states follow

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What’s the matter with Kansas? If Secretary of State Kris Kobach and House Republicans have their way, it will be... Read more

Justice Dept. Opposes Preclearance of Florida Registration Drive Restrictions

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Florida’s HB 1355, the notorious package of voting changes enacted last year, is being challenged on a number of fronts,... Read more