Category Archives: voter registration
“For second time, federal judge finds Texas is violating voter registration law”
Texas Tribune:
A persistent Texas voter, twice thwarted when he tried registering to vote while renewing his driver’s license online, has for the second time convinced a federal judge that the state is violating federal law.In a 68-page ruling Friday… Continue reading
Partial Rebound in Summer Voter Registration Numbers After Big Dip
Center for Election Innovation and Research:
Seven jurisdictions CEIR was able to review (Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia) each reported lower registration rates for May 2020 than May 2016. Since June of this… Continue reading
“Did the George Floyd Protests Boost Democratic Voter Registration? New research shows that sign-ups may have surged in early June, boosting hopes that activists can turn energy in the streets into voter turnout this fall.”
“New Voter Registrations Have Plummeted Due to COVID-19”
Civics Center:
Voter registration rates in April and May of 2020 have plummeted in relation to the rates in the same months in 2016. Declines in voter registration rates have been as significant as 75% in some states. This decrease… Continue reading
“Trump gets some good election news: GOP voter registrations outpace Dems”
Politico:
It was a flicker of hope for Donald Trump in an otherwise dismal summer.Late last month, the Democratic data firm TargetSmart found that while new voter registrations had plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic, those who were registering in… Continue reading
Wisconsin: “Supreme Court signals it won’t rule on voter purge case before the election”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Tuesday it would hear arguments over who should remain on the state’s voter rolls in late September at the earliest — the latest sign the court won’t decide the case until after… Continue reading
“Political Groups Track Protesters’ Cellphone Data”
WSJ:
The protests continuing around the country are historic displays of social action. For political operatives, the mass gatherings are also a unique opportunity to harvest data on potential voters.Advocacy and voter-registration groups are gathering a trove of data from… Continue reading
“U.S. voter registration plummets during coronavirus pandemic, challenging both parties”
USA Today:
The registration of new voters dropped dramatically in the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic, challenging efforts of both major political parties to enlist new supporters in battleground states ahead of the 2020 election.The number of new voters… Continue reading
“George Floyd protests created a surge in voter registrations, groups say”
CNBC:
Voter registrations, volunteer activity and donations for groups linked to Democratic causes are surging in the midst of protests following the death of George Floyd, according to voting advocacy groups.This surge in registrations could end up being one… Continue reading
“Voting registration activists are shifting their message to health care during the coronavirus pandemic”
“Effects of Automatic Voter Registration in the United States”
New report by Eric McGhee and Mindy Romero. From the summary:
Automatic voter registration (AVR) laws take advantage of transactions at government agencies where applicant information can be captured and repurposed to register citizens to vote. Implementation varies, but the… Continue reading
“Tennessee Removes Anti-Voter Registration Provisions Following Federal Legal Challenge”
Vote-by-mail and voter-registration
In normal times, I think of absentee voting as an essential option, but I’ve not (yet?) bought into 100% vote-by-mail. The postal service is an astonishingly great institution, but there are some communities it serves less well than others, including… Continue reading