Voter Registration Modernization
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Voting Newsletter: Pa. ID Law Under Fire (Video)
Groups fight Pennsylvania voter ID, a victory in Connecticut, moving beyond the "voting wars," and more.
Pew Study Shows Need for Modern Voting System
Voter registration modernization is essential to help bring election administration into the 21st century.
Looking Around the World for Inspiration: Voter Registration
Chile modernized its voter registration system this week. But a first-rate democracy like the U.S. still lags behind.
Illustrations by Risko
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.
New Setbacks for Voting Rights Restrictions..And Yet
Today's news that a prominent backer of voter ID laws is responding to growing public opposition and no longer focusing resources on elections or social policy is a welcome announcement. Yet the right to vote for millions of Americans is more threatened now than it has been in decades, and the numerous new voter ID policies are just one part.
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.
Testimony at House Hearing on Restrictive Voting Laws
Testimony delivered to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding restrictive voting laws and oversight of the Department of Justice.
Testimony Submitted to the Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections of Connecticut
Testimony submitted to the Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections of Connecticut related to Governor’s Bills 5022 (voter challengers) and 5024 (voter registration modernization).
New State Voting Laws II: Protecting the Right to Vote in the Sunshine State
The Brennan Center for Justice submitted written testimony for a U.S. Senate hearing examining Florida’s new election law, H.B. 1355, stating that the law’s onerous restrictions on community-based voter registration drives are unconstitutional and offering solutions for modernizing the state’s voter registration system.
How to Make Our Election System Better
Audio from a media telebriefing held by the Brennan Center for Justice and New America Media on federal and state reforms to make our election system better.
Between Voting Rights and Voting Wrongs
We should repel the push to make voting harder for millions of Americans. But if lawmakers really want to protect the integrity of our elections, modernizing our registration system is the answer.
The Battle Over the Vote in 2012
In this lecture delivered at Pitzer College, Wendy Weiser details the battle over voting rights in 2012, from photo ID laws to new rules curbing registration drives.