Press Releases
Voting Rights & Elections
Brennan Center Lauds Congressional Support of Secure Elections Act
Statement of Larry Norden regarding H.R. 5036, the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008, which the U.S. House Committee on House Administration voted in support of earlier.
– 04/02/08
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 national, state and local non-partisan not for profit organizations committed to protecting eligible voters’ right to cast a ballot, the hotline had over 500 legal volunteers on hand.
– 02/06/08
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
Brennan Center Applauds Introduction of House Bill to Protect Against “Voter Caging”
Voting rights experts at the Brennan Center applauded the introduction of legislation by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI).
– 01/21/08
Voting Rights Advocates to Defend Federal Court Decision to Block Florida Registration Law
In appeals challenge, advocates seek to affirm court ruling that Florida’s “no match, no vote” law denies right to vote and would cause unjustified and irreparable narm.
– 01/17/08
New Bill Will Improve Security & Reliability of Election Results
Today, Rep. Rush Holt introduced a new bill that will provide funding to states to strengthen their election protocols before the November 2008 presidential election.
– 01/17/08
New Jersey Governor Signs Groundbreaking Post-Election Audit Law
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed a bill that requires audits of election results in randomly selected districts. This past summer, the Brennan Center and the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic at Boalt Hall School of Law (U.C. Berkeley) convened an audit panel to determine the best methods for states to use when conducting audits.
– 01/15/08