Category Archives: voter registration
“Online voter registration opens up access, but not always for all; States working to make sure sites are accessible for all”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“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.
“Director’s Note: Expanded Opportunities on National Voter Registration Day”
David Becker writes for Pew.
MORE from Doug Chapin.
“How Automatic Voter Registration Can Transform American Politics”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
“Support lackluster for voter registration”
Bismarck Tribune:
Support for voter registration was weak Thursday during a meeting of the interim Judiciary Committee, whose members, tasked with studying the issue, were more concerned with verifying residency.
North Dakota is the sole state without voter registration,… Continue reading
“Entwining Two Rights in California: Voting and Driving”
“Kobach’s dual voter registration scheme is illegal and should be dumped, ACLU says”
KC Star on a very important suit.
“California Senate OKs automatic voter registration plan”
LAT:
In response to the record-low turnout in the last election, the state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would automatically register to vote any eligible Californian who gets a driver’s license unless they opt out.
The measure… Continue reading
“Hassan vetoes 30-day residency requirement to vote”
AP: “Gov. Maggie Hassan has vetoed legislation that would have required people to live in New Hampshire for 30 days before voting.”
“Senate passes online voter registration bill”
News from Ohio. Prospects less certain in the Ohio House.
“Voting Rights Advocates Settle Long-Running Voter Registration Suit”
Press release:
Voting rights advocates and Massachusetts officials announced today that settlements have been reached in a three-year old federal lawsuit regarding the requirement to provide voter registration opportunities to low-income citizens who receive public assistance benefits.
The lawsuit,… Continue reading
News from Ohio: “Senate moving to approve online voter registration”
Columbus Dispatch:
Senate Republican leaders want to see online voter registration pass by the end of June.
Ohio currently allows voters to update their registrations online, but full online registration is not available. The Senate Government Oversight and Reform… Continue reading