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Arizona Once Again Failing to Offer Required Voter Registration
Secretary of State Bennett and State Agencies on notice for violations of federal law. Read more
Voting groups: Arizona is failing low-income residents
Local and national voting-rights groups say Arizona is failing to provide voter registration information to low-income residents. Read more
Motor voter problems mean delays at polls
The culprit was a new online voter registration system at motor vehicle offices. Read more
Village looks to remove polling places from schools
A nonbinding referendum on the November ballot asks residents whether polling places should be removed from elementary schools — a move, which, some say, could lead to voter disenfranchisement. Read more
Opinion: Many founding fathers ‘millennials’ of their day
Much can be gleaned from a report recently released by the nonprofit Project Vote on enfranchising America’s youth. Read more
Here’s Another Crazy Consequence of Eric Cantor’s Loss
Eric Cantor's loss in the Virginia Republican primary on Tuesday night is terrible news for voting rights. Read more
As Secretary Burwell Starts Work, Fixing Voter Registration System in Health Benefits Exchanges Should Be a Top Priority
Congressional Progressive Caucus and voting rights groups call on new head of HHS to address violations of federal voting law. Read more
States Push to Make Voting More Convenient
In 2014, state legislatures considered almost four times as many proposals that eliminate barriers to voting as ones that create them. Read more
In Election Legislation, Many Proposals but Few Solutions
Today, Project Vote released a new report analyzing the legislative landscape in 2014, and assessing the ground gained and lost so far in the war over voting rights. Read more
U.S. Court of Appeals Orders Stay in Proof of Citizenship Case
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a stay in Kris W. Kobach et al v. United States, meaning that, while the Court considers the appeal, residents of Kansas and Arizona applying to register to vote using the federal registration form will not be required to provide proof of citizenship. Read more