Legislation & Testimony
Voter ID
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
In-Person Voter Fraud Myth, Justin Levitt Before Senate Committee
Authored by: Justin Levitt
– 03/12/08
Wendy R. Weiser Before Senate Special Subcommittee on Aging
Testimony focuses principally on voter identification requirements and their impact on older Americans. As set forth here, voter ID requirements—especially the restrictive photo ID requirements that have been proposed and introduced over the past few years—substantially and disproportionately burden the voting rights of seniors.
Authored by: Wendy R. Weiser
– 01/31/08
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
An Agenda for Americas Voters: Election Reform in the 110th Congress
This federal election reform agenda is the product of years of research and experience by the civil rights, voting rights, civic participation, and progressive advocacy community.
– 02/15/07
Memo on “Matching” Under HAVA’s Statewide Voter Registration Database Provisions
Authored by: Wendy Weiser & Justin Levitt
– 05/29/06