Analysis & Commentary
Voting Rights & Elections
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
BC work highlighted in Carnegie’s Electoral Reform Report
The newest Carnegie Review focuses on Electoral Reform in the U.S., chronicling advancements in this area over the past year, and highlights much of our work.
Authored by: Brennan Center
– 12/11/09
Proof of Citizenship Requirements; Chart of State Legislation
In the current session (2009–2010), legislators across the country have begun to propose proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration. The chart here, last updated on 12/2/2009, sets forth the known bills and their current status.
Authored by: Myrna Pérez
– 11/05/09
MOVE Act Support Letter
This letter was sent to members of the House and Senate Armed Forces Committees, in support of the MOVE Act provisions in the defense authorization bill.
Authored by: Wendy Weiser and Adam Skaggs
– 10/08/09
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
Voting Obstacles Suppress Military Vote
Military voters register at a 20 percent lower rate than the population.
Authored by: Adam Skaggs
– 07/27/09
Key Issues in Hayden v. Pataki
This paper discusses the key issues in Hayden v. Pataki, a Second Circuit class action lawsuit challenging New York’s felony disenfranchisement law.
– 07/10/09
Sacrificing principles?
If it struck Voting Rights Act Section 5, Court would abandon key precepts of constitutional analysis.
Authored by: Sidney S. Rosdeitcher
– 05/25/09
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
Don’t Disenfranchise Millions
Discusses the Poverty Forum and the Democracy Restoration Act.
Authored by: Erika Wood
– 03/04/09