Category Archives: NVRA (motor voter)

“Coalition and New Jersey Officials Improve Voter Registration Opportunities in the State”

July 14, 2016, 8:57 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Release: Voting rights advocates and New Jersey officials announced today that they have reached a settlement to ensure low-income citizens are provided voter registration services through public assistance agencies, as required by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). New… Continue reading

“Voting Rights Group Sues Ga. Sec. of State Brian Kemp for Voter Registration Records”

July 7, 2016, 9:10 amNVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Project Vote release.

“Victory in Virginia as Federal Judge Dismisses Voter Purge Case”

June 20, 2016, 1:00 pmNVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Release: Following a hearing Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema dismissed a lawsuit filed by self-styled “election integrity” group Virginia Voter’s Alliance. The suit sought to force Alexandria’s registrar to… Continue reading

“Civic Groups Ask Courts to Stop Unlawful Voter Purging Practice”

May 25, 2016, 8:28 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Demos: Yesterday, a voting rights coalition asked the federal court to stop Ohio’s practice of removing properly registered voters from its voter registration list simply because they have not voted in recent elections. The plaintiffs, who initiated the lawsuit… Continue reading

“California DMV Takes Important First Steps Toward  Improving Voter Registration Services”

May 5, 2016, 1:20 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Demos: The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) took the necessary first steps toward improving voter registration services offered online and at its 174 field offices across the state, though it still will need to address some major issues.

“Justice Department Wants Suit Alleging Georgia Illegally Purges Voters”

May 5, 2016, 7:03 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to deny a request to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Georgia of illegally bumping voters off the state’s rollsahead of the 2016 presidential election. In a court filing, U.S.… Continue reading

“Federal lawsuit: Louisiana voter registration requirement discriminates against naturalized citizens”

May 4, 2016, 2:24 pmNVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Release: Louisiana is discriminating against naturalized citizens by requiring them to provide citizenship documents when registering to vote – a requirement that is not asked of other potential voters who must simply swear they are U.S. citizens, according to… Continue reading

“Spring Cleaning Your Voter Lists—The Legislative Role”

April 27, 2016, 3:34 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

NCSL webinar coming up May 6.

“Lawsuit alleges Ohio illegally purging voter rolls”

April 6, 2016, 9:07 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

MSNBC: The most important state in this year’s presidential election is illegally removing thousands of voters from the rolls, a new voting rights lawsuit alleges. Ohio currently cancels the registration of people who don’t vote in three successive federal… Continue reading

“Voting Rights Advocates Ask Court to Immediately Protect the Right of North Carolinians to Vote”

March 22, 2016, 11:47 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Release: Yesterday, a coalition of voting rights advocates and North Carolina citizens asked a federal judge in Winston-Salem to issue an interim order to prevent widespread disenfranchisement in the November 2016 general election before the lawsuit they filed is… Continue reading

New NVRA Complaint Filed in Texas

March 14, 2016, 1:50 pmNVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Release: In a lawsuit filed this morning in a San Antonio federal court, the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) challenged voter registration procedures at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). As the Complaint explains, Texas is violating… Continue reading