Press Releases

Brennan Center Praises Florida for Scrapping "Potential Felon" Purge List
For Immediate Release

Saturday, July 10, 2004

Contact Information:

Jessie Allen, 646 319-3113, 212 992-8639

Scott Schell, 917 226-0237, 212 998-6318

Brennan Center Praises Florida for Scrapping Potential Felon Purge List

Governor Bush Urged to Simplify Restoration of Voting Rights
July 10, 2004
Restoring Voting Rights
Restricting the Vote
Voting Rights & Elections
Legal Groups Notify Florida Secretary of State That "Potential Felon" Purge List Violates the Law
For Immediate Release

Thursday, July 8, 2004

For Further Information:

Natalia Kennedy, 212 998-6736

Legal Groups Notify Florida Secretary of State that Potential Felon Purge List Violates State and Federal Law
July 8, 2004
Restoring Voting Rights
Restricting the Vote
Voting Rights & Elections
Florida Election Supervisors Urged to Halt Mailing of Letters Based on "Felon Match List"
For Immediate Release:

Monday, June 28, 2004

Contact Information:

Scott Schell, 212 998-6318

Natalia Kennedy, 212 998-6736

Florida Election Supervisors Urged to Halt Mailing of Letters Based on “Felon Match List”

State Admits It Failed to Identify Some Citizens Receiving Clemency Before 1977
June 28, 2004
Restoring Voting Rights
Restricting the Vote
Voting Rights & Elections
Election Civil Rights Groups and Computer Scientists Call for New Security Measures for Electronic Voting Machines
For Further Information, Contact:
Ed Rothschild, 202 879-9317
Scott Schell, 212 998-6318

U.S. Election Assistance Commission to Consider Incorporating Proposals in Effort to Support Local Officials
June 28, 2004
Voting Rights & Elections
Voting Machines & Ballot Design
Here We Go Again? Thousands Who Had Their Voting Rights Restored May Remain on Florida Purge Lists
For Immediate Release

Contact Information:

Scott Schell, 212 998-6318

Natalia Kennedy, 212 998-6736

Here We Go Again? Thousands Who Have Had Their Voting Rights Restored May Remain On Florida Purge Lists

Massive Discrepancies Revealed In Two Govt Clemency Lists
June 8, 2004
Restoring Voting Rights
Restricting the Vote
Voting Rights & Elections
Oneida County Board of Elections Urged to Allow Students to Vote in Their College Community
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2004

Contact:
NYCLU, Sheila Stainback 212-344-3005
Brennan Center, Natalia Kennedy 212-998-6736
NYPIRG, Russ Haven 518 436-0876

ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD
OF ELECTIONS URGED TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO VOTE IN THEIR COLLEGE COMMUNITY
May 26, 2004
Restricting the Vote
Voting Rights & Elections
Surveys Find New ID Checks Threaten to Disenfranchise Voters
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 13, 2004

Contact Information:
Kele Williams, 917 751-7875
Jeremy Creelan, 212 992-8642
Blair Horner, 518 436-0876

Surveys Find New ID Checks Threaten to Disenfranchise Voters
Separate Brennan Center for Justice and NYPIRG Surveys Find County Boards of Elections Need Immediate Guidance About New ID Requirements
April 13, 2004
Other Voting Issues
Restricting the Vote
Voting Rights & Elections
New Report: "Accuracy Counts"
For Immediate Release

April 8, 2004

Contact Information:

Natalia Kennedy, 212 998-6736

New Report: Census Should Count Prisoners in Home Commnnities, Not Prisons

Inaccurate Data Deprives Communities of Funding, Misinforms Policymakers
April 8, 2004
Reducing Mass Incarceration
Redistricting
Decision Today in Florida Voting Rights Case
For Immediate Release

Contact Information:

Scott Schell, 212 998-6318

Jessie Allen, 212 992-8639

Decision Today in Florida Voting Rights Case
December 19, 2003
Restoring Voting Rights
Voting Rights & Elections
Voting Rights Victory Secured Throughout New York State
For Immediate Release

November 3, 2003

Voting Rights Victory Secured Throughout New York State

New York, NY Just before Election Day, the New York State Board of Elections has put an end to widespread local practices that disenfranchised thousands of citizens with felony records who should have been eligible to vote, three advocacy groups who negotiated the agreement announced today.
November 3, 2003
Restoring Voting Rights
Voting Rights & Elections

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Brennan Center Praises Florida for Scrapping "Potential Felon" Purge List

Legal Groups Notify Florida Secretary of State That "Potential Felon" Purge List Violates the Law

Florida Election Supervisors Urged to Halt Mailing of Letters Based on "Felon Match List"

Election Civil Rights Groups and Computer Scientists Call for New Security Measures for Electronic Voting Machines

Here We Go Again? Thousands Who Had Their Voting Rights Restored May Remain on Florida Purge Lists

Oneida County Board of Elections Urged to Allow Students to Vote in Their College Community

Surveys Find New ID Checks Threaten to Disenfranchise Voters

New Report: "Accuracy Counts"

Decision Today in Florida Voting Rights Case

Voting Rights Victory Secured Throughout New York State

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