Year: 2012

Michigan voters confused by unlawful citizenship checkbox on primary ballot

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Voting rights supporters applauded Michigan Governor Rick Snyder for vetoing three voter suppression bills the Legislature passed in June. Unfortunately,... Read more

Help Us Carry the Torch of the Voting Rights Act

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Forty-seven years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The passage of this law marked... Read more

Victory for Voter Registration in Texas

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In a major victory for voting rights, today U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa ruled in favor of plaintiff Project... Read more

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

Republican Officials Acknowledge Voter Suppression Motives

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Voting rights advocates have long asserted that restrictive voting laws are only implemented for one reason: suppressing the votes of... Read more

UPDATE: Briefing on Enforcing Federal Election Law, Combatting Barriers to the Ballot

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Today, Project Vote, Demos, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law went to Capitol Hill to hold two... 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

Congressional Briefing on Enforcing Federal Election Law, Combatting Barriers to the Ballot

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A Congressional briefing will be held tomorrow, July 25, to discuss “The Importance of National Voter Registration Act Enforcement Amidst... Read more

Voting Rights Groups Sue Pennsylvania for Failing to Help Register Low-Income Citizens

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Today, Project Vote and our partners—including Demos and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law–filed suit against the Commonwealth... Read more

Calif. Senate Committee Hearing on Bill to Improve Voter Registration at Public Agencies

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Right now, the California Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee is deliberating over a bill that would establish procedures to register voters... Read more