Analysis & Commentary
Post-Incarceration Restoration of Voting Rights
It Isn’t Complicated: Restore the Vote to 300,000 Americans
A call to Governor Tim Kaine to use the last few days in his tenure to restore to a huge number of citizens their right to vote.
Authored by: Erika Wood
– 01/13/10
Legal Analysis of Congress’ Constitutional Authority to Restore Voting Rights
This memo addresses the constitutionality of the Democracy Restoration Act (DRA), which would permit all individuals who are not incarcerated to vote in federal elections, regardless of whether they have a criminal record that makes them ineligible to vote in state elections.
– 08/03/09
Brennan Center Memo of Support of N.Y. Voting Rights Notification & Registration Act
Brennan Center memo supporting Senate Bill 1266 / Assembly Bill 2266.
– 05/04/09
Voting After Criminal Conviction | 2009 Spring Update
In This Newsletter: Democracy Restoration Act, Faith & Religious Leaders Join Campaign to Restore Voting Rights, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Allies, New Report: DeFacto Disenfranchisement, and Progress in the States.
Authored by: Erika Wood & Garima Malhotra
– 03/10/09
Don’t Disenfranchise Millions
Discusses the Poverty Forum and the Democracy Restoration Act.
Authored by: Erika Wood
– 03/04/09
Not Another Voter Disfranchisement Movie
A new report by the ACLU and the Brennan Center for Justice documents the chronic lack of knowledge about voter registration laws among the very people charged with administering them: state elections officials.
Authored by: Nicole Kief, ACLU
– 10/02/08
Erika Wood Appears on Locked Out
The news special explores the difficulties people with criminal records face when attempting to restore their right to vote.
– 08/29/08
Denying the right to vote
El Diario calls on the New York Board of Elections to clarify voting eligibility rules for those with felony convictions in their past.
Authored by: El Diario
– 02/22/08
Restoring democracy
In this Baltimore Sun op-ed, Senator Russ Feingold and Jack Kemp come together to endorse restoring voting rights.
Authored by: Sen. Russ Feingold and Jack Kemp
– 02/15/08