Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
The Right to Vote Under Attack, 2012 Update
Here we detail, as of October 6, 2012, except where otherwise noted, the latest efforts across the country to suppress the vote, as well as some encouraging successes in expanding the franchise.
UPDATE: NVRA enforcement crucial for voter participation
Thu, 08/30/2012 - 10:01am — Amelia
A settlement has been approved in an NVRA case in Pennsylvania.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ACTION United Black Political Empowerment Project BPEP Demos Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LCCRUL NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Project Vote Lonnie Feemster Lucille Prater-Holliday Michael Willden Ross Miller Sarah Brannon Alabama Massachusetts Nevada Pennsylvania 112th Congress National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner public policy Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
NVRA enforcement crucial for voter participation
Wed, 08/01/2012 - 10:31am — Dylan
Public assistance recipients may not be getting the voter registration opportunities afforded to them under the law.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 Demos Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LCCRUL NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Project Vote Lonnie Feemster Michael Willden Ross Miller Sarah Brannon Alabama Nevada 112th Congress National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner public policy Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
DOJ again rejects South Carolina voter ID
Wed, 07/25/2012 - 12:02pm — Amelia
Ongoing litigation will likely keep the law from going into effect by November.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Brennan Center Department of Justice DOJ Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LCCRUL League of Women Voters LWV Alan Clemmons Alan Wilson Keesha Gaskins South Carolina 112th Congress Policy Corner public policy voter ID voter suppression Voting Rights
Supreme Court declines to issue stay in Arizona voter ID case
Mon, 07/09/2012 - 3:52pm — Amelia
Arizona citizens should now be allowed to register without additional identification proving citizenship
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Center for Media and Democracy CMD Common Cause Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LCCRUL Progress Now SCOTUS Supreme Court Anthony Kennedy Jon Greenbaum Roslyn Moore-Silver Tom Horne Arizona citizen citizenship National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner Proposition 200 public policy Taxpayer Citizen Protection Act voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
Senate Judiciary Committee shines light on voter suppression
Tue, 07/03/2012 - 2:06pm — Amelia
Proposed bill would amend federal criminal law to prohibit deceiving voters about when to vote and the qualifications for voting. It would also prescribe federal criminal penalties for doing so.
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Purge sparks three lawsuits in Florida
Thu, 06/14/2012 - 4:33pm — Dylan
Things are heating up in the Sunshine State, with the state administration now involved in three lawsuits regarding the voting purge’s future.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ACLU American Civil Liberties Union Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice DHS DOJ Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LCCRUL Bob Kengle Howard Simon Ken Detzner Rick Scott Tom Perez Florida Texas 112th Congress citizenship National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner public policy SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
Problems plague Wisconsin voters
Fri, 06/08/2012 - 4:40pm — Jen
Despite an ID reprieve, a new residency requirement and other challenges faced voters in Tuesday’s recall election.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Committee Election Protection King Street Patriots Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LCCRUL League of Women Voters LWV NAACP True the Vote Voces de la Frontera David Flanagan Richard Niess Scott Walker Wisconsin 112th Congress Election Day Registration Policy Corner public policy Same Day Registration Student Voting voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
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