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Election Day Registration
House Bill Includes Voter Registration Modernization, A Brennan Center Proposal
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released the following statement on the Voter Empowerment Act, a bill introduced by House Democratic leaders today to help ensure all eligible Americans have the opportunity to vote. For the first time in a federal bill, the Voter Empowerment Act includes steps to modernize voter registration, a proposal first introduced by the Brennan Center in 2008.
– 05/17/12
Brennan Center Opposes Minnesota Voter ID Amendment
Voter ID will officially be on the ballot this fall in Minnesota, after the Senate passed the measure this afternoon. Read a statement from the Brennan Center's Keesha Gaskins.
– 04/04/12
189 Electoral Votes: Restrictive Voting Laws Have Significant Impact in 2012
Pennsylvania signed a voter ID bill into law, and Virginia is on the verge of signing another. This means 70 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win in 2012 will now come from states with new restrictive voting laws, according to a new Brennan Center analysis.
– 03/15/12
Study: New Voting Restrictions May Affect More than Five Million
New voting laws could make it significantly harder for more than five million eligible voters to cast ballots in 2012, according to the first comprehensive study of the laws’ impact.
– 10/03/11
Brennan Center Lauds Federal Election Day Registration Bill
The Election Day Registration bill introduced by Senators Feingold and Klobuchar, and Representative Ellison would allow citizens to register to vote for all federal elections by registering on Election Day at polling places.
– 05/01/08