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Appeal focuses on Arizona’s controversial proof-of-citizenship requirements, but has national ramifications for voter registration efforts
March 15, 2013
Washington, DC – While a great deal of attention has been focused recently on the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), another vitally important voting rights issue will be argued before the justices next week.
On Monday, March 18, the Court will hear oral arguments in Arizona v Inter Tribal Counsel of Arizona, an appeal of two consolidated cases brought by voting and civil rights organizations. At the center of the case is Arizona’s controversial law mandating that people applying to register to vote provide proof-of-citizenship documentation, a requirement that violates the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
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Proposed Rules Would Harm Democracy in Virginia, Say Voting Rights Advocates
February 28, 2013
RICHMOND, VA - Yesterday, Project Vote and the League of Women Voters of Virginia called on Governor Bob McDonnell to veto SB 1008, a piece of legislation that could have a disastrous impact on community voter registration drives in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
“Community groups set up tables at county fairs, grocery stores, and schools in order to connect with people where they live and help them to register to vote. This law will restrict their ability to reach Americans and engage them in democracy,” says Estelle Rogers, legislative director at Project Vote. “The last two years have seen a tidal wave of laws aimed at restricting voting, and SB 1008 is the latest in that trend. We ask Governor Bob McDonnell to support democracy in Virginia and veto this law.”
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Press Statement from League of Women Voters of Virginia and Project Vote
January 28, 2013
RICHMOND, VA -- Introduced earlier this month, Virginia House Bill 1747/Senate Bill 1008 could severely undermine the right of Virginia’s citizens to vote.
In the past few years, there has been a nationwide trend to disenfranchise Americans and reduce participation at the polls; this bill is the latest in that trend. Voting is a fundamental right. Greater participation by voters should be Virginia’s goal – not making registration and voting more difficult and less available.
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