Category: Election Legislation

State Lawmakers Propose to Start Engaging Voters in High School

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Voter preregistration programs that allow citizens as young as the age of 16 to preregister to vote provide a great... Read more

Indiana Lawmaker Proposes to Bar Out-of-State Students from Voting

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UPDATE:  On Thursday, February 28 the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment amended HB 1311 removing the provision addressing nonresident... 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

Voter Purge Bill Defeated in Colorado

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A bill to purge Colorado’s voter rolls of suspected noncitizens failed to pass today because it “could take away the... Read more

Proposed Rules Would Harm Democracy in Virginia, Say Voting Rights Advocates

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Press Statement from League of Women Voters of Virginia and Project Vote: Introduced earlier this month, Virginia House Bill 1747/Senate... 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

Congress Holds Hearing on State of Voting Rights

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Today, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing to address The State of the Right to Vote After... 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