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Civil Rights Groups Sue North Carolina Over Voter Registration
A coalition of civil rights groups sued North Carolina on Tuesday, alleging that the state is violating a federal law regarding voter registration. Read more
Opinion: Reforming election process can improve voter turnout
Project Vote and partners illustrate why Pennsylvania, where fewer than a quarter of registered voters turned out to vote in November, needs to update its voting system. Read more
Why Voting Rights Groups Are Upset About Obamacare’s Federal Exchanges
Tierney Sneed at Talking Points Memo discusses Project Vote and partners' letter to the Obama Administration concerning NVRA violations at federal health care exchanges. Read more
Groups Want Federal Health Exchange to Register Voters, Too
“This is an important voting rights issue that can no longer be ignored,” wrote the groups, which include the League of Women Voters, Project Vote and Demos... Read more
Voting Rights Groups Say Obamacare Should Be Helping Americans Register To Vote
Voting rights groups are calling on President Barack Obama’s administration to provide better voter registration opportunities to Americans signing up for health insurance in the more than 30 states where the federal government runs exchanges. Read more
Voting Rights Groups Threaten Lawsuit Over Obamacare Federal Exchanges
Voting rights groups sent a letter to the Obama administration Wednesday expressing their concern with what they say is a failure to comply with a voting registration law. Read more
Opinion: Pa. Voters enjoy benefits of online registration
There is still work to do, but Pennsylvania is a praiseworthy example of how states are championing the cause of bringing our elections into the 21st century. Read more
Philly Barbers Aim to Boost Voter Turnout
Through the Sharp Insight program, up to 50 barbers across Philadelphia will receive paid training to distribute basic information around elections and voting. Read more
Suit threatened over NC voting access; DHHS, Elections Board say they’ll investigate
Four national and state voting-rights organizations are threatening to sue North Carolina for what they contend are Gov. Pat McCrory administration’s violations of a federal law that requires the state to help poor people register to vote. Read more
Advocates say NC is failing to register public benefit recipients as voters
"The right to vote is fundamental. North Carolina should be doing everything in its power to provide low-income individuals the opportunity to register," said Catherine M. Flanagan, senior counsel for Project Vote. Read more