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WA Governor Gregoire Signs Executive Order to Better Implement National Voter Registration Act
On July 4, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed an executive order to better implement the federal National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), a move which should help thousands of low-income Washingtonians become registered voters. Read more
Justice Department’s Failure to Enforce National Voter Registration Act Underscored by New Report
Late last week, the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) published its biennial report (PDF) to Congress on the impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Read more
Project Vote & Demos notify New Mexico of Voting Rights Law Violations
New Mexico is failing to meet requirements of a federal voting rights law, according to a letter sent by Project Vote and Dēmos to Secretary of State Mary Hererra on behalf of Project Vote and the New Mexico chapter of the community organization ACORN. Read more
Federal Election Agency Plays Politics with Voter ID Study
A federal agency tasked with serving as a clearinghouse for election research played politics today when it released but declined to endorse a study documenting the impact of voter identification requirements on voting. Read more
New Report Examines “The Politics of Voter Fraud”
Widespread “voter fraud” is a myth promulgated to suppress voter participation, according to a new Project Vote report released this week. Read more
U.S. Election Assistance Commission Research Finds Polling-Place ID Laws Reduce Minority Turnout
Advocates expressed deep concern today over new data that suggests Latinos, Asian Americans, and African Americans are less likely to vote as a result of increasingly restrictive voter identification (ID) requirements. Read more
Free Speech Blocked at Bus Stops: ACLU Challenges MTA Ban Against ACORN
Calling a Maryland Transit Administration regulation an unconstitutional restriction on First Amendment freedoms, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland today took the MTA to court to get the rule stricken. Read more