Legislation
Democracy Restoration Act
The Democracy Restoration Act is federal legislation introduced Rep. John Conyers and Sen. Ben Cardin to restore voting rights upon release from prison.
– 12/20/11
Brennan Center Rulemaking Comments on Florida Election Law HB 1355
On behalf of the League of Women Voters of Florida, Florida Public Interest Research Group, and Rock the Vote, the Brennan Center submitted comments for the Florida development workshop on Third-Party Voter Registration Organizations.
Authored by: Lee Rowland
– 06/27/11
Comptroller Campaign Finance Reform Act
The Brennan Center issued the following memorandum of support for the Comptroller Campaign Finance Reform Act which provides for public financing for campaigns for the office of the state comptroller in New York.
– 06/15/11
The Voter Friendly Ballot Act of 2011
The Voter Friendly Ballot Act is legislation to simplify New York State's paper ballot design, and is the product of collaboration between New York State Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, the Brennan Center, the Usability Professionals Association, and AIGA, the professional association for design.
– 06/09/11
Components of a Bill to Modernize the Voter Registration System
This issue brief outlines suggested components of a bill to modernize the voter registration system and identifies some key strategy decisions to be made. It also provides sample legislative language to use in each section. Each state is, of course, different, and we would be happy to assist policymakers and advocates in drafting a bill tailored to any particular state.
Authored by: Wendy Weiser, with Justin Levitt and Adam Skaggs
– 09/22/10
Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009
Federal legislation to reauthorize the Legal Services Corporation.
– 04/27/10
Testimony of Myrna Perez and Justin Levitt before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee
Myrna Perez and Justin Levitt testify on HB 5914, legislation that gives the primary state legislative redistricting authority known as the Legislative Service Bureau, the nonpartisan agency currently tasked with researching and drafting statutes.
– 04/12/10
Testimony of Justin Levitt before the Wisconsin State Legislature
Testimony before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform and the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs in favor of two voter registration modernization bills
Authored by: Justin Levitt
– 03/31/10
Memorandum In Support of Senate Bill 6725
The Brennan Center for Justice writes in support of Senate Bill 6725, which requires the Department of Corrections to provide incarcerated persons’ place of residence prior to incarceration so that such individuals can be counted as residents of their home communities rather than as residents of their place of incarceration for purposes of state and local redistricting.
– 03/30/10
Testimony of Prof. Burt Neuborne in Support of H.R. 3335, The Democracy Restoration Act
Legal Director and Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties at NYU School of Law, Burt Neuborne, testifies in support of the Democracy Restoration Act before the House Judiciary Committee, Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee.
– 03/16/10