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.
Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning stated he will not enforce the restrictions until the administrative rulemaking process is completed, which he estimates will occur no earlier than early July 2008.
Today the League of Women Voters of Florida and several voting rights advocates filed a new lawsuit challenging a Florida voter registration law that imposes prohibitive fines on voter registration groups and risks preventing eligible Florida citizens from registering and voting in the 2008 elections.
Brennan Center for Justice criticized Court's decision to uphold Indiana's voter identification law—the strictest in the country—but noted that the decision did not give other states a blank check to block eligible voters
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.
Representing a coalition of organizations committed to protecting eligible voters' right to cast a ballot, the hotline had over 500 legal volunteers on hand.
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).
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.
