Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Advisory Council
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The Center filed an amicus brief with the 6th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals in support of the plaintiff’s challenge to Tennessee’s voter restoration law denying voting rights to individuals with felony convictions. Individuals are not eligible to vote until they pay child support arrears and/or restitution.
An Unusual Partnership in Criminal Justice
In a political climate where the partisan divide makes allies and alliances more predictable every day, last week’s USA Today shed light on a rather unusual set of allies: cops and individuals recently released from prison. But the idea is not new to the Brennan Center. Since 2007, we have been building a similar partnership.
Alan Alda Reads from “My First Vote”
My First Vote is a compilation of stories from people across the country who voted for the first time in November 2008 after having lost, and then regained, their right to vote following a criminal conviction. Alan Alda reads some of their stories at the 2009 Brennan Legacy Awards.
Monday marked the passing of a great partner in our work to restore voting rights to people who have come out of the criminal justice system….
Illustrations by Risko
Universal voter registration, contingency plans needed to ensure every eligible vote can cast a vote that counts.
Reports Show Widespread Confusion About the Voting Rights of People with Criminal Records
Misunderstanding of laws by elections officials could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of eligible voters.
Erika Wood before the New York State Senate Elections Committee
Testimony on Senate Bill 1266, the Voting Rights Notification and Registration Act before the New York State Elections Committee.
NBPA Resolution on Restoring Voting Rights
The NBPA passed this resolution in favor of the automatic post-incarceration restoration of voting rights in June 2008.
Association of Paroling Authorities International Resolution in Favor of Voting Rights Restoration
Resolution endorses restoring voting rights and encourages paroling authorities to participate in the passage and implementation of laws that engage former offenders in the civic discourse.
Brennan Center Memo of Support of N.Y. Voting Rights Notification & Registration Act
Brennan Center memo supporting Senate Bill 1266 / Assembly Bill 2266.
Voting After Criminal Conviction | 2009 Spring Update
In This Newsletter: Democracy Restoration Act, Faith & Religious Leaders Join Campaign to Restore Voting Rights, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Allies, New Report: DeFacto Disenfranchisement, and Progress in the States.
About the Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Advisory Council
The Right to Vote Project established the Brennan Center Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Advisory Council in June 2007. The Advisory Council was born out of a Brennan Center convening that brought law enforcement and criminal justice leaders to New York University School of Law to discuss voting rights restoration from a reentry and public safety perspective.