Analysis & Commentary
Voting Rights & Elections
How to Make Our Election System Better
Audio from a media telebriefing held by the Brennan Center for Justice and New America Media on federal and state reforms to make our election system better.
– 05/22/12
Between Voting Rights and Voting Wrongs
We should repel the push to make voting harder for millions of Americans. But if lawmakers really want to protect the integrity of our elections, modernizing our registration system is the answer.
Authored by: Michael Waldman
– 05/01/12
The Battle Over the Vote in 2012
In this lecture delivered at Pitzer College, Wendy Weiser details the battle over voting rights in 2012, from photo ID laws to new rules curbing registration drives.
Authored by: Wendy Weiser
– 05/01/12
Democracy Restoration Act Would Restore Voting Rights to Millions
It's time for Congress to protect the rights citizens of a democracy hold most dear and create the opportunity for greater citizen participation. Members can begin by opening up the voter rolls to the four million Americans covered by the Democracy Restoration Act.
Authored by: Myrna Pérez and Lee Rowland
– 04/25/12
States Shouldn’t Tamper with Voting Rights Act
America has made great progress toward guaranteeing the fundamental right to vote for all our eligible citizens. We cannot afford to turn back the clock to an era when politically motivated laws prevented too many of us from exercising our constitutional right to vote. The Voting Rights Act forbids and prevents such activity and must be upheld.
Authored by: Myrna Pérez
– 04/24/12
Tracking Voter Suppression in the 2012 Elections
Audio from a media telebriefing held by the Brennan Center for Justice and New America Media on the wave of new restrictive voting laws.
– 04/24/12
National Survey: Super PACs, Corruption, and Democracy
Americans’ attitudes about the influence of Super PAC spending on government and the implications for our democracy.
– 04/24/12
What Would Real Voting Reform Look Like?
We have to do more than block bad laws. We need real voting reform to expand the franchise for the 21st century.
Authored by: Elisabeth Genn
– 04/20/12
2012 Summary of Voting Law Changes
As states continue to introduce and consider new restrictive measures, we will be updating this detailed compilation of potentially restrictive laws related to voting that were proposed nationwide in the 2011 and 2012 state legislative sessions, and that have been passed or remain pending.
– 04/05/12
Connecticut Leading the Way on Voting Rights
As Connecticut takes important steps to modernize its voting system, it should dispense with this relic of 19th century elections and help make voter intimidation itself a thing of the past.
Authored by: Myrna Pérez and Nicolas Riley
– 03/21/12