Analysis & Commentary
Voting After Criminal Conviction
Restoring the Right to Vote Gains Momentum
Authored by: Erika Wood
– 04/09/07
Let’s simplify the process for disenfranchised voters
Jefferson County Attorney, R. David Stengel, calls for reforming Kentucky’s disenfranchisement laws in this Central Kentucky News Journal op-ed.
Authored by: R. David Stengel, Jefferson County Attorney
– 01/28/07
Summary of Election Reform Legislation in the 109th Congress
This is a brief summary of federal election reform legislation introduced in the 109th Congress. Senate bills are listed first, in order of introduction, followed by House bills. Although the descriptions of each bill are not comprehensive, each bill summary includes hyperlinks for more information.
– 01/22/07
Cast Out: New Voter Suppression Strategies 2006 and Beyond
2006 presentation on vote suppression strategies that threaten democracy.
– 10/31/06
Ease Ex-offenders’ Voting Restrictions
– 10/09/06
Without a vote, citizens have no voice
Providence Police Chief Dean Esserman says restoring voting rights would “strengthen our democracy and enhance public safety,” in this Providence Journal op-ed.
Authored by: Col. Dean Esserman, H. Phillip West
– 09/25/06
Race and the Right to Vote
– 08/24/06