Category Archives: NVRA (motor voter)
“Registering Millions: Celebrating the Success and Potential of the National Voter Registration Act at 20”
Demos reports.
Miles Rapoport:
It may seem unthinkable now, but as late as the 1980s, Americans in many states had only one option if they wanted to register to vote: Show up in person at a central registrar’s… Continue reading
“KNIGHT: An electoral-reform tsunami; Pending lawsuits could force a cleanup of voter fraud”
Washington Times: “On Friday, three former U.S. Justice Department attorneys filed lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi seeking an order to compel election officials in Jefferson Davis County, as well as in nearby… Continue reading
“DOJ Responds to Vitter on Voting Issue That Could Hinder Perez Nomination”
Roll Call: “The Justice Department responded Friday to Sen. David Vitter’s request for more information about its enforcement of a federal voter registration law — a response the Louisiana Republican demanded before deciding whether to drop his threat… Continue reading
“Defending the NVRA from the ever-present and persistent specter of state sovereignty”
“Voter ID Case Heads to Supreme Court”
“Justices will probe Arizona’s voter registration law”
ABA Journal reviews the Arizona voting case before the Supreme Court.
“Federal Court Rules Louisiana Systematically Violates the NVRA”
Project Vote: “On January 23, voting rights advocates won a major legal victory on behalf of Louisiana’s public assistance agency clients, the state’s most vulnerable and most marginalized residents. In a 36-page ruling, following a trial in October… Continue reading
True the Vote NVRA Section 8 Claim Against Indiana Survives Motion to Dismiss
You can find the ruling here.
Roundup of Stories on Cert. Grant in Arizona Voter Registration Form Case
“Low-income voters boost Ohio’s rolls; 500,000-plus registered since 2010′
Important report in the Toledo Blade.
9th Circuit NVRA Case Leads to SCOTUS Cert Petition
It is SCOTUSBlog’s Petition of the Day.
“Ohio Lawsuit Seeking Purge of Voter Rolls”
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Ohio Lawsuit Seeking Purge of Voter Rolls
Sep. 11 (8:39 AM) – Election Law @ Moritz is now tracking Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Husted. Plaintiffs Judicial Watch, Inc. and… Continue reading
Demos Wins PA NVRA Suit
Bloomberg: “Pennsylvania, a presidential battleground, agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by activist groups that have pressured at least 15 other states to give welfare recipients the chance to register to vote at agency offices, in a drive likely… Continue reading