Analysis & Commentary
No Match, No Vote

Presentations on Voting Rights

Each year, the Brennan Center hosts briefings and delivers presentations on annual trends in voting rights. On this page you can access and download each presentation we have delivered.

Authored by: Voting Rights and Elections Team
– 10/22/10

GRIT tv | Wendy Weiser, Voter Rolls

Wendy Weiser discusses the procedural battles being fought over the voter rolls. David Earnhardt and Ron Kuby also join Laura Flanders on the show.

– 10/24/08

Law Risks Voiding Legitimate Ballots

“No match-no vote” law does not do what Florida’s Governor says it does.

Authored by: Adam Skaggs
– 10/03/08

Know Your Voting Rights Issues

Learn about all the issues facing a voter as he or she moves from the registration process to the election.

– 08/19/08

Florida: a Tough Place to Cast a Ballot

Florida is courting electoral trouble. Heading toward another presidential election, state officials are making it increasingly difficult for citizens to vote, according to Miami Herald editorial.

– 04/30/08

Policy Brief on Inaccurate Purges of the Voter Rolls

Ill-conceived state policies concerning new statewide voter registration databases are driving eligible voters off of the rolls, through no fault of their own.

Policy Brief on Using Databases to Keep Eligible Voters Off the Rolls

Ill-conceived state policies concerning new statewide voter registration databases are keeping eligible voters off of the rolls, through no fault of their own.

Policy Brief on Voter Verification and Database Matching

Don’t Interpret New Law to Keep People From Voting

Authored by: Wendy Weiser and Lawrence Norden
– 03/27/05

Key Provisions of the Help America Vote Act

Fact sheet that outlines the Help America Vote Act of 2000. In response to the problems during the presidential elections of 2000, Congress passed the HAVA mandating significant changes in virtually every aspect of election administration.

Authored by: Kele Williams