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Nevada Officials Settle Voting-Rights Squabble
Nevada agreed to improve its efforts to abide by the National Voter Registration Act NVRA to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Project Vote and our partners. Read more
Nevada settles US lawsuit on behalf of low-income voters
The state of Nevada has agreed to new training and reporting requirements to settle a federal lawsuit accusing its public assistance offices of failing to do enough to help low-income clients register to vote. Read more
Nevada settles lawsuit over registering low-income voters
Voting rights advocates and the state of Nevada settled a lawsuit today over the state’s implementation of a federal law aimed at registering low-income voters. Read more
Nevada officials settle lawsuit with voting rights advocates
Nevada officials have settled a lawsuit with voting rights advocates over making voter registration materials available to low-income and disabled clients. Read more
Voting rights advocates: DMV is breaking the law by failing to register voters
Voting rights advocates claim the state is violating a federal law enacted more than 20 years ago requiring the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles to register voters. Read more
Voting rights group threatens Nevada with possible DMV lawsuit
Voting rights advocates said Monday they have sent a pre-litigation notice letter to Nevada officials, warning that the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is failing to meet its federally mandated voter registration obligations. Read more
Department of Justice disowns EAC director’s move on proof of citizenship for voters
Even the federal government says the director of a federal election agency erred when he allowed a group of red states to require proof of citizenship for those looking to vote. Read more
Suit Filed Challenging Move to Require Voter Proof Of Citizenship In 3 States
A lawsuit was filed challenging the surprise move by the head of a federal elections agency to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in three states. Read more
Voting Rights Groups Sue Federal Election Official
A coalition of voting rights groups on Friday sued a federal elections official who decided that residents of Alabama, Kansas and Georgia can no longer register to vote using a national form without providing proof of U.S. citizenship. Read more
Groups claim bumps in road for ‘motor voter’ law
Catherine M. Flanagan, senior election counsel with Project Vote, said, “We’re finding that the process is not working the way required under the act. People who try to register to vote when they conduct a driver’s license transaction are not being able to to register to vote.” Read more