Press Releases
Voting Technology
Brennan Center Announces “Double Vote” Settlement, Victory for Minor Parties and Voters
A settlement has been announced in the Brennan Center's lawsuit against the State Board of Elections on behalf of three of New York's minor parties. The lawsuit challenged a discriminatory New York State policy for counting political party votes.
– 09/09/11
WFP & Conservative Party Seek Injunction Against NYS Board of Elections Discriminatory Practice
The Working Families Party and the Conservative Party -- represented by the Brennan Center for Justice and the law firm of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady – asked U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff to grant a preliminary injunction barring the State Board of Elections from enforcing New York’s discriminatory “double voting” policy in the upcoming November election. Double voting results when the machine determines that a voter has selected the same candidate in the same contest on more than one party line. Under the state’s policy, the vote will go the “first” party on the ballot, almost invariably the Democrats or the Republicans, to the detriment of minor political parties such as Plaintiffs.
– 10/01/10
New York’s New Voting System Procedure Could Cost Votes for Minor Parties
New York - The Working Families Party and the Conservative Party -- represented by the Brennan Center for Justice and the law firm of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady -- filed a lawsuit yesterday challenging a discriminatory New York State policy for counting political party votes under a procedure known as “double voting.”
– 09/15/10
Recurrent Voting System Failures Show Need for New Centralized Database
New York – Recent, recurring voting machine breakdowns, as well as the failure to catch them and ensure that solutions are publicized widely, shows the need for a national, searchable database to collect and disseminate information on system defects, a new Brennan Center study finds.
– 09/15/10
New York State Board of Elections Violates Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
New York’s new electronic voting machines have the same problem that caused overvoting problems in Florida’s 2008 election, and, if not corrected, could disenfranchise 40,000 to 50,000 New York voters.
– 04/20/10
Brennan Center Applauds Ohio’s Bipartisan Election Reform WorkGroup
New York - Earlier this week, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner issued a final report to the House of Representatives regarding HB 260, introduced in August by Representatives Dan Stewart and Tracy Maxwell Heard.
– 09/24/09
New Ohio Election Bill Draws on Bipartisan Summit and Conference for Reforms to Ohio Election Law
Secretary Jennifer Brunner, Representatives Dan Stewart and Tracy Maxwell Heard introduced the Ohio Election Enhancements Bill. Drawn from the historic 2008 and 2009 election summits called by Secretary Brunner and chaired by the Brennan Center’s Lawrence Norden, the bill offers many reforms for Ohio’s Election System.
– 08/04/09
Can the U.S. Register Every Voter?
Brennan Center’s sixteen-country study provides blueprint for U.S. modernization plan.
– 06/15/09
Election Officials Voice Support For Brennan Center Report
Release from the Ohio Association of Election Officials, cross-posted on the Brennan Center web site.
– 04/08/09