Legislation & Testimony
Provisional Ballots
Letter to the Department of Justice Urging Denial of Preclearance for Florida Election Law Changes
The League of Women Voters of Florida, Democracia USA, the Brennan Center for Justice, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law write the Deptartment of Justice to oppose preclearance of three sets of provisions of a new Florida law, H.B. 1355 (2011), which dramatically impact the State’s voter registration and voting processes. All four organizations are non-partisan, non-profit entities that work to expand and protect voting rights in Florida and across the United States.
Authored by: The Brennan Center for Justice, Democracia USA, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the League of Women Voters of Florida
– 07/15/11
Advocacy: Letters to Election Officials
The Brennan Center submitted letters to state election officials in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin, urging them to issue directives and instructions against illegal or improper conduct in anticipation of the 2010 election.
Authored by: Voting Rights and Elections Team
– 10/22/10
Letter to Wisconsin Government Accountability Board re HAVA Checks and Provisional Ballots
Letter to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board regarding HAVA checks and provisional ballots.
Authored by: Wendy R. Weiser, J. Adam Skaggs, Daniel P. Tokaji
– 08/25/08
New York State Citizens’ Coalition on HAVA Implementation Statement on Provisional Ballots
This memorandum outlines and analyzes proposals for implementing the provisional ballot and voter identification provisions of the Help America Vote Act (“HAVA”).
– 03/21/05
Letter to Miami-Dade County Board of Elections on Provisional Ballots Cast by Voters without IDs
Numerous voters were turned away from the polls in Miami-Dade County in the election, and those who filed provisonal ballots, their votes were not counted. Here is our letter to the Board of Elections.
– 09/28/04