Category Archives: NVRA (motor voter)
“Groups Threaten to Sue Nevada Over Longstanding Voting Rights Violations”
Kobach Defends EAC Director Decision on Citizenship
TPM:
In an interview with TPM earlier this week, Kobach defended the move and Newby’s authority to issue it. He denied that it was any special favor from a former colleague, and said the state would have requested the proof-of-citizenship… Continue reading
“Common Cause, Georgia NAACP File Suit Challenging Voter Purges”
OH: “Civic Organizations Urge State to Stop Illegal Removal of Voters from the Rolls”
Release:
Today, Demos and the ACLU of Ohio, on behalf of the civil rights-labor organization the Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), sent a pre-litigation notice letter to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted demanding that the State stop… Continue reading
“Coalition of Civic Organizations Sue North Carolina for Failing to Comply with Federal Voting Rights Obligations”
“Op-Ed: States Are Falling Short In Providing Voter Access”
Brenda Wright and Adam Ambrogi write for the National Law Journal.
“Alabama’s Motor Voter Program Gets a Tune-Up”
“State of Alabama Signs MOU with DOJ on Motor Voter Compliance”
Release:
Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that the state of Alabama has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning compliance with the Motor Voter provision of the National Voter Registration Act… Continue reading
“Encouraging Local Compliance with Federal Civil Rights Laws: Field Experiments with the National Voter Registration Act”
Doug Hess, Michael Hanmer, and David Nickerson have written this article for Public Administration Review. Here is the abstract:
Can state officials increase local officials’ compliance with an important federal civil rights law with subtle interventions? The National Voter Registration… Continue reading
“Groups Want Federal Health Exchange to Register Voters, Too”
Abby Goodnough for the NYT:
When the Affordable Care Act’s new enrollment season begins next month, people seeking health insurance through the online federal exchange will also be offered something they may not expect: a chance to register… Continue reading
“Settlement in Oklahoma Sparks Huge Increase in Voter Registration”
“Does America Really Have a Problem with Ghost Voters?”
VICE:
Earlier this year, the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a nonprofit law firm founded to “fight lawlessness in American elections,” issued a report with what, on the surface, looked like alarming statistics: according to US census data, in… Continue reading
“Voter registration at the center of partisan voting war”
Zach Roth reports for MSNBC.