Civics Center Report on Voting by 18-year-olds in New Hampshire
The report concludes that “the state’s restrictive voter registration rules significantly harm youth efforts to participate in the political process.”
Category Archives: voter registration
“GOP states quit the program that fights voter fraud. Now they’re scrambling.”
Politico:
Over the past year and a half, eight Republican-led states quit a nonpartisan program designed to keep voter rolls accurate and up to date.
Top Republican election officials in those states publicly argued the program was mismanaged. The conspiracy… Continue reading
“As states hunt for new voters, Massachusetts adds thousands via Medicaid applications”
New from Zachary Roth.
“How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud”
Miles Parks for NPR.
Does Vote.org have Article III standing to challenge state election laws?
Vote.org is not a political party or political organization with members whose rights may be adversely affected by a state’s voting laws. Instead, Vote.org is a non-profit organization that helps people register to vote, among other things. When election laws… Continue reading
“Jury splits verdicts for former inmate charged with Florida voter fraud crimes”
Gainesville Sun:
Another Florida man has been sentenced for election-related voter fraud crimes following a fraud investigation in Alachua County.
After a day-long trial John Boyd Rivers was found guilty of willfully voting as an unqualified elector, but not… Continue reading
Minnesota Governor signs “Democracy for the People” law
The bill, signed Friday morning, includes (among other provisions) opt-out voter registration, pre-registration for 16- and 17-year olds, expanded language access, protections against interfering with the election process, and prohibitions against spending in state races by corporations in which… Continue reading
“A GOP claim that Michigan purposely tried to encourage voter fraud doesn’t fit with facts”
News from the States:
Republicans at a recent congressional hearing accused Michigan’s chief election official of deliberately leaving tens of thousands of dead voters on the rolls in order to encourage illegal voting.
Even at a time of intense… Continue reading
“Voter Registration in 2022 Highest in 20 Years for Congressional Elections”
The Census Bureau released voting and registration toplines from the Current Population Survey today.
[Serious data nerd voice] I’ll confess to a longstanding pet peeve with the way that these results are inevitably reported, including by the Bureau itself in… Continue reading
“Federal lawsuit challenges Florida’s voter registration forms”
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
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”
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”
A deep dive on language access in New York.
New report on the impact of opt-out voter registration at California DMVs
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