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New Project Vote Report Examines States' Records
March 27, 2013
Washington, DC – In a report released today, voting rights organization Project Vote analyzes all of the voting related bills introduced, passed, or rejected across the country in the first quarter of 2013, and finds that the recent trend towards disenfranchisement continues.
While the lawmakers’ continued focus on voter restrictions is disturbing, the report also finds a groundswell of support for ways to protect and improve access to the democratic system. “Members of Congress, state lawmakers, and the American people are focusing on combating anti-voting measures and bringing our election system into the 21st century,” writes report author Erin Ferns Lee.
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March 20, 2013
On March 18, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral
arguments in the case of Arizona v. Inter Tribal Counsel of
Arizona. Project Vote is one of several plaintiffs
represented in the case. Michael Slater, executive director of Project Vote,
released the following statement about the case
“Voter registration should be a simple
process for all eligible Americans, but in Arizona it is not. Arizona requires
citizens to provide documentary proof of their citizenship. This law results in
eligible Arizonans being denied registration and stymies the efforts of
community voter registration drives.
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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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