Legislation & Testimony
Voter ID
Statement for Congressional Forum: “Excluded from Democracy”
The Brennan Center's Lawrence Norden speaks on new state voting law changes and the potential negative effects for voters at a Capitol Hill forum called by members of congress.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden
– 11/14/11
New State Voting Laws: Barriers to the Ballot?
The Brennan Center submits written testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights hearing: "New State Voting Laws: Barriers to the Ballot?"
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
– 09/19/11
Letter to the Department of Justice on South Carolina’s Section 5 Submission
In conjunction with the ACLU, the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, we submitted this joint letter to the Department of Justice pointing out how voter ID provisions in a recently passed South Carolina law are racially discriminatory. Our letter urges the Department of Justice not to approve the new law under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
– 08/09/11
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
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
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
National Network for Election Reform Applauds Kansas Governor Sebelius’s Veto of H.B. 2019
Statement of the National Network for Election Reform applauding Kansas Governor Sebelius for vetoing H.B. 2019, which would have disenfranchised thousands of eligible Kansans by requiring the presentation of photo ID to vote and documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
– 05/19/08