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Election Legislation Hearings of the Week
Hearings for important election bills are scheduled as follows: Read more
NM settles lawsuit over voter registration law
New Mexico has settled a lawsuit filed by advocacy groups last year over compliance with a law that lets people register to vote at various state agencies, including the Motor Vehicle Division when they get a driver's license. Read more
New Mexico Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Implement “Motor Voter†Law
Tens of thousands of New Mexico residents who visit state motor vehicle offices will be able to register to vote or update their voter registration information, thanks to a settlement agreement reached last week in a lawsuit to bring the state’s Motor Vehicle Division into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993. Read more
Voting Rights Coalition Urge Rep. to Make Online Registration Bill Fair and Uniform
A coalition of civil rights, voting rights, and civic engagement groups wrote Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), sponsor of federal bill,... Read more
Preregistration Bill Goes to Delaware Governor
The Delaware Senate voted to approve legislation Wednesday evening allowing 16- and 17-year old citizens to register to vote in... Read more
Noncitizen Voting is Nonexistent, Say Michigan Election Officials
As Michigan considers following the dangerous example of Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration law, one of the candidates for the state’s chief... Read more
Legislative Brief: Voter Registration Drives
Community-based voter registration organizations serve as critical intermediaries between states and citizens who are currently alienated from the political process. Such voter registration drives have long been a feature of American politics and have helped countless Americans become registered voters. This tremendous success, however, elicited an organized backlash that came in two parts: claims of voter fraud and the introduction of state bills that were designed to restrict voter registration drives. Read more
Policy Brief: Voter Registration Modernization and the NVRA
This policy brief documents various problems with voter registration and outlines pragmatic solutions states can adopt to make registering to vote simple, efficient and transparent. Read more
Fact Sheet: Engaging the Youth Electorate through High School Voter Registration
Legislators across the United States should support legislation that allows 16 and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. Several factors demonstrate why preregistration legislation is necessary. Read more
Voter Registration at Ohio Public Assistance Agencies Skyrocket
As if we needed more proof that offering voter registration through public assistance agencies works, new EAC reporting data from... Read more