Category Archives: voter registration
“Driving the Vote: Are States Complying with The Motor Voter Requirements of the National Voter Registration Act?”
“Democracy Initiative Organizations and Allies Release Statements Commending Oregon State Legislature’s Passage of New Motor Law”
Big news from Oregon:
Today, members of the Democracy Initiative released statements supporting the passage of HB 2177, also known as the New Motor Voter. This bill, expected to be signed by Governor Kate Brown, makes voter registration simple and… Continue reading
“Support mounts for online voter registration”
News from FL.
“Registering to vote online: Will Florida join in?”
“Oregon Moving Toward ‘Automatic’ Voter Registration”
“Kansas and Arizona Request Rehearing in Tenth Circuit in Lawsuit Over Federal Voter Registration Forms” [corrected]
BAN reports.
[An earlier version, relying on the BAN report, said that rehearing was being sought en banc. It is a request for a panel rehearing.]
“Why Even a Good Midterm Turnout for Democrats in North Carolina Fell Short”
Nate Cohn analyzes for NYT’s The Upshot.
“Thousands of Americans use same-day registration this year”
Electionline Weekly has this story.
Voting Stories from Kansas and Ohio
The Brennan Center has short pieces on how Kansas’ ID and citizenship rules and Ohio’s registration and early voting cuts affected individual voters, part of its series Voting 2014: Stories from the States.
“After Sweeping Reform, Illinois Making Great Strides to Modernize Registration System”
DeNora Getachew has this post on the Brennan Center’s blog on the state legislature’s adoption of voting reforms, including electronic registration, same-day registration, and expanded early voting.
“Same-day voter registration on way to becoming reality in Ill.”
“The Problem with Online Voter Registration”
Lloyd Leonard blogs for the LWV.
Permanent Election Day Registration for Illinois?
The following announcement arrived via email:
The Voting Rights Project of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law fielded hundreds of calls about Election Day Registration (EDR) on its November 4th Election Protection Hotline and collected nearly 300… Continue reading