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Voting Rights Organizations Begin Litigation to Enforce National Voter Registration Act in PA
Attorneys from voting rights groups sent a pre-litigation notice letter on Monday to the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, charging that the state is failing to provide low-income residents with a legally-mandated opportunity to register to vote. Read more
The Right to Register
After Project Vote and a coalition of several other voting rights groups filed a lawsuit, the state of Georgia agreed to a settlement. Read more
Arizona Will Ignore Federal Court’s Ruling on Restrictive Voter Law
A tug-of-war is emerging in this 2012 swing state over two different voter registration forms. Read more
Georgia Settles Lawsuit To Offer Voter Registration to Public Assistance Recipients
The state of Georgia has settled a lawsuit with a coalition of voting rights groups to enforce a requirement in the NVRA to offer the opportunity to register to vote to anyone applying for state public assistance. Read more
Georgia Settles National Voter Registration Act Lawsuit, Agrees to Provide Registration Services to Low-Income Citizens
A coalition of national voting rights groups have secured a landmark settlement with the State of Georgia to ensure that voter registration is offered to all public assistance applicants. Read more
9th Circuit Nixes Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement, Upholds Voter ID
Michael Slater, executive director of Project Vote, called the ruling “a major victory for voting rights in the state of Arizona.” Read more
Court Strikes Down Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration
After a six year legal battle in a lawsuit brought by voting rights groups on behalf of numerous individuals and civil rights organizations, Arizona’s Proposition 200, which requires proof of citizenship for voter registration, was rejected by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today on the grounds that the law is in direct conflict with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more
Harris County and Dems settle voter applications dispute – for now
Harris County officials and the Democratic Party have settled an ongoing legal dispute over denial rates of new voter registration applications - at least for now. Read more
Vote to repeal elections bill is delayed by one week
“We cannot overemphasize how confusing it would be for both voters and poll workers if...election rules abruptly change between the primary and general election,” Camille Wimbish, election counsel for Project Vote, told the committee. Read more
Department of Justice Properly Rejects Texas Voter ID Law as Discriminatory
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) notified the state of Texas that it would not approve the state's new voter ID law because it violated the Voting Rights Act. Michael Slater, executive director of Project Vote, issued the following statement in response: Read more