Legislation & Testimony
Allegations of Voter Fraud

Letter to Maine Sec. of State on Clarifying Student Residency Status

Recent media reports of an investigation into possible voter fraud or improper voting in Maine have focused on a list of registered voters who were also paying "out-of-state" tuition rates at Maine public universities. The Brennan Center wrote Sec. of State Charles Summers, Jr., asking him to publicly clarify that tuition rates and state residency for voting rights are governed by very different standards and reaffirm the voting rights of students who qualify as Maine residents and register to vote.

Authored by: Lee Rowland
– 08/17/11

Testimony on Pennsylvania HB 934

Keesha Gaskins testifies before the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee regarding HB934 and the alleged problem of voter impersonation fraud at the polls and the impact of voter identification requirements on voter fraud addressing.

Authored by: Keesha Gaskins
– 03/21/11

Adam Skaggs before the Illinois House of Representatives

Testimony on legislative trends in election administration delivered before the House Elections Committee.

– 04/21/09

Justin Levitt before Texas House of Representatives

Testimony is before Election Committee hearing on voter fraud and restrictive ID requirements.

Authored by: Justin Levitt
– 04/06/09

Adam Skaggs on Myth of Voter Impersonation Fraud at the Polls

Presented before the Committee of the Whole of the Texas Senate. The hearing focused on S.B.362, a voter ID bill.

Authored by: Adam Skaggs
– 03/10/09

Letter to Attorney General Mukasey

Letter from voting rights groups urging the Department of Justice to issue a public statement or letter assuring that the rights of all voters to participate in the election will be free of intimidation or harrassment will be protected.

– 10/17/08

Testimony of Deborah Goldberg Before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Elections

Democracy Program Director Deborah Goldberg testifies before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Elections on voter registration and voter list maintenance.

Authored by: Deborah Goldberg
– 10/23/07