Category Archives: NVRA (motor voter)
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.
“Too Many People? Counties Respond To Letters Saying Voting Rolls Are Bloated”
Doug Chapin:
These letters and county official replies are just the opening shots in what is likely to be an ongoing fight about voter rolls in advance of the 2016 election. As civic groups and election officials alike prepare … Continue reading
“Kobach’s dual voter registration scheme is illegal and should be dumped, ACLU says”
KC Star on a very important suit.
“Ninth Circuit Hands Victory to Voting Rights Groups in Public Assistance Voter Registration Case”
This is a big deal:
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision reinstating a case challenging the State of Nevada’s failure to provide federally required voter registration services to its low-income citizens. … Continue reading