The Presidential Commission on Election Administration will hold a public meeting today to improve voting. Brennan Center Counsel Jonathan Brater will testify, outlining four key reforms to improve elections and reduce long lines.
We are delighted the president’s voting commission will soon be up and running. It will spotlight the urgent need to improve our election system to ensure it works well for all eligible Americans. We urge the commission to recommend bold solutions to modernize voting.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill to modernize and improve Colorado’s voting system, adding Colorado to a growing list of states expanding voting rights across the country.
After long lines marred the 2012 election, Republicans and Democrats are supporting bills in the states to increase registration opportunities, expand early voting, and modernize election systems, a new Brennan Center analysis found.
Colorado legislators introduced a reform package yesterday to expand voting access and modernize the state’s election system. Significantly, county clerks, who are in charge of running elections, back the plan because it will save them time and money.
Tonight, the president spoke powerfully of the need to reform the way we run elections in America. His appointment of a new bipartisan commission is an important step. This should be a critical part of the larger mission of modernizing elections so every eligible citizen can vote and have that vote counted.
A new Brennan Center proposal outlines a three-part plan to fix long lines at the polls, responding to President Obama’s call for voting reform in both his inaugural address and election night speech.
Following a presidential election marred by long lines and confusion at the polls, the Brennan Center for Justice highlighted a proposal today to modernize voter registration and bring America’s election system into the 21st century — just days after President Obama mentioned voting reform in his inaugural address.
The Brennan Center for Justice has learned that the elections board in charge of Long Island’s voters has rejected valid voter registration applications submitted through the New York DMV’s online system.
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released the following statement on the Voter Empowerment Act, a bill introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today to help ensure all eligible Americans have the opportunity to vote. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) introduced the House version of the bill in May. This federal bill includes steps to modernize voter registration, a proposal first introduced by the Brennan Center in 2008.
