Press Releases
Democracy
Special Interests Continue Dominance of WI Airwaves in High Court Race
Press release reporting over $2 million of spending on TV ads
– 03/26/08
Surge in Political Spending By Outside Groups Draws Scrutiny of Legal Limits
New Brennan Center Playbook Explains Impact of Supreme Court Campaign Finance Decision on States and Judicial Elections
– 03/21/08
Federal Court Dismisses Core Challenges to Connecticut’s Public Campaign Finance Law
Public Funding Advocates Hail Ruling on Constitutionality of Matching Provisions
– 03/21/08
Special Interests Dominate Wisconsin Airways in High Court Race
Press release reporting on WI Supreme Court candidates sponsoring only 5 percent of television campaign ads.
– 03/20/08
Brennan Center Echoes Inspector General’s Conclusion on EAC
Brennan Center called on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to follow specific guidelines to ensure smooth and fair elections in 2008, just days after the commission’s Inspector General found that the EAC has failed to act with transparency and accountability.
– 02/27/08
Federal Judge Ends Push to Curb Voter Registration Efforts in Ohio
Federal judge in Cleveland issued a permanent injunction to prevent the State of Ohio from enforcing requirements enacted in 2006 that would have severely curbed voter registration efforts.
– 02/11/08
Election Protection Receives Over 2,600 Calls on Super Tuesday
Representing a coalition of organizations committed to protecting eligible voters’ right to cast a ballot, the hotline had over 500 legal volunteers on hand.
– 02/06/08
New York Campaign Finance Laws Fall Short
Brennan Center releases new research that details the problems plaguing New York State’s campaign finance system.
– 02/04/08
Brennan Center Applauds Decision of NYS Board of Elections to Reject Full-Face DREs
The body essentially rejected a systems that would have been confusing to voters and could have caused hundreds of thousands of votes to be lost
– 01/24/08
Brennan Center Criticizes DOJ Approval of Voter Registration Law
Brennan Center criticized the DOJ for its decision to approve Florida’s revised law restricting voter registration drives.
– 01/24/08