Voter ID Debate Weathers Storm: Bill Passes in S.C., another Brews in Missouri
After the state Supreme Court shut down Indiana’s contentious photo voter ID law as unconstitutional last September for unfairly exempting... Read more
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Voters Still Disenfranchised by 120 Year Old Florida Statute
Last month, our nation celebrated the remembrance of one of America’s greatest heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who stands... Read more
Tennessee Bill Would Require Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote
A Tennessee bill requiring voter applicants to prove their citizenship status was scheduled to be heard today in the House... Read more
Living the Past in the Present: Voter Intimidation Tactics Still Thrive in America
In observance of Black History month, it is fitting to revisit America’s less than stellar record in the ongoing effort... Read more
Senate Rules Committee Hears Dire Predictions in Wake of Citizens United Decision
Those of us in the “democracy business” have been heartened in recent years by the increased numbers of young, low-income, and... Read more
Project Vote and League of Women Voters Announce High School Registration Project
The League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) and Project Vote are pleased to announce a major new initiative to... Read more
New Brief Discusses Improvements for Counting Provisional Ballots
Although the Help America Vote Act of 2002 provided “fail-safe” provisional voting to prevent the unnecessary disenfranchisement of eligible citizens who show up at the polls to find that they are not on the rolls, there are still thousands of voters whose ballots are not being counted. Read more
Indianapolis Star: Court to Hear Appeal on Voter ID Law
Yesterday, the Indiana Supreme Court announced it would hear an appeal in a case challenging Indiana’s photo voter ID law,... Read more
Efforts to Engage Youth Voters through Preregistration Underway
Last week, the Arizona Legislature introduced a Preregistration bill in the House, bringing it one step closer to allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. If passed, Arizona would join Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, and soon, Rhode Island in their efforts to engage youth before they may legally vote. Read more
Dangerous Election Bills Introduced in Virginia
The Virginia General Assembly is busily grinding out bills that will make it considerably more difficult for Virginians to cast ballots that count. In recent years, voter ID laws have cropped up in states across the country, aimed to stymie a source of fraud that simply does not exist, and Virginia is no different. Under current law, if a voter does not or cannot produce appropriate identification at the polls, the voter can simply sign a sworn document attesting his or her identity, then cast a regular ballot. Proposed legislation in both the House of Delegates and the Senate aims to take this option away from Virginia voters and place still more stringent restrictions on the kinds of ID that are accepted. Read more