Category Archives: voter registration

“Federal lawsuit challenges Florida’s voter registration forms”

April 27, 2023, 7:23 amvoter registrationRick Hasen

Tampa Bay Times: The League of Women Voters of Florida and the NAACP filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday contending that a state voter registration application does not properly inform voters about eligibility requirements. The lawsuit centers on felons who, under… Continue reading

Mitchell on gov’t agencies at the RNC donor retreat

April 24, 2023, 7:38 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), redistricting, voter registrationJustin Levitt

As this blog noted, Cleta Mitchell was invited to give a “special legal presentation” to a recent RNC donor retreat — either because of or despite her role in proceedings attempting to overturn the 2020 election. There has already… Continue reading

“These state officials praised ERIC for years before suddenly pulling out of the program”

April 11, 2023, 5:57 pmchicanery, election administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman for Votebeat: When newly elected Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off a series of election security reforms in 2019, he said, “protecting the integrity of Florida’s elections” was one of his “top priorities.” In addition to giving $2… Continue reading

“Voting in Other Languages: Registration Hindered By Lack of Translation”

April 7, 2023, 1:08 pmelection administration, political equality, voter registrationJustin Levitt

A deep dive on language access in New York.

New report on the impact of opt-out voter registration at California DMVs

April 6, 2023, 4:13 pmvoter registrationJustin Levitt

New from the Center for Inclusive Democracy (and democracy all-star Mindy Romero will explain it to you at greater length, here). Unsurprisingly, registration at California DMVs has become the most frequent means of registration since the process went opt-out… Continue reading

Ambrogi and Senecal: “Voter Registration Systems Need Both Access & Security – How ERIC Helps State Government Strike the Balance”

April 6, 2023, 11:50 amelection administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

The following is a guest post by Adam Ambrogi and Jeanette Senecal: Much debate over election administration in the last 20 years has focused on the balance between access and security. Imagine every election policy on a spectrum —from… Continue reading

A two-track election administration complication for non-citizen voting in the District of Columbia

February 16, 2023, 8:04 amvoter registration, votingDerek Muller

In the fall of 2022, the District of Columbia enacted a law that permitted residents who were not United States citizens to vote in local elections. Local voting opportunities for non-citizens have been the source of some recent expansion and … Continue reading

“Activists Flood Election Offices With Challenges”

September 28, 2022, 11:11 amelection subversion risk, voter registration, votingTabatha Abu El-Haj

New article by Nick Corasaniti and Alexandra Berzon at N.Y. Times describes how “false theories about election fraud” underly activists efforts to purge tens of thousands of voters from the rolls in many key battleground states. Groups in Georgia have… Continue reading

“Black Church Leaders in Georgia Intensify Their Voting Rights Push”

July 13, 2022, 5:33 amUncategorized, voter registrationDan Tokaji

NYT: [A]fter Georgia Republicans passed an extensive law last year with a variety of balloting restrictions, Jackson and other Black faith leaders across the state worry that they need to do more to help Black Georgians exercise their right… Continue reading

“Senator Warren, Rep. Williams to Introduce Bill to Expand Youth Access to Voting”

July 11, 2022, 4:18 pmUncategorized, voter registrationDan Tokaji

You can find a media release and summary here.

Arizona Coalition Submits Signatures for Initiative to Expand Voter Registration and Early Voting

July 8, 2022, 4:27 amabsentee ballots, direct democracy, voter registrationDan Tokaji

WaPo: Citing efforts by Arizona’s Republican-controlled legislature to restrict access to voting, a coalition of advocacy organizations, community groups and volunteers is attempting to drastically expand voting rights in the battleground state through a ballot initiative. On Thursday, the… Continue reading

Information for Student Voters

July 6, 2022, 3:45 pmvoter registrationDan Tokaji

BestColleges and VoteAmerica have created this page to help students get registered and navigate the voting process.

DOJ Challenges AZ Voter Registration Law

July 5, 2022, 9:01 pmvoter registrationDan Tokaji

From the press release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona challenging voting restrictions imposed by House Bill 2492 (2022), a recently-enacted law set to take effect in January 2023.… Continue reading

“Louisiana’s reasons for withdrawing from ERIC don’t add up”

February 19, 2022, 3:58 pmvoter registrationRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman: In late January, Louisiana suspended its participation in a multi-state voter-roll-matching program known as ERIC, one week after rightwing conspiracy site Gateway Pundit baselessly accused ERIC of being “a left-wing voter registration drive disguised as voter… Continue reading