Press Releases
Buying Time—LA, AL & OH Lead Spending Surge
After a quiet period, it appears down-ballot races, including those for state high courts, are beginning to see an influx of money.
– 10/03/08
Ohio Violating Federal Voting Rights Law by Denying Absentee Ballots
Advocates defend voters and urge state to accept thousands of ballot applications made on form developed by McCain campaign.
– 10/02/08
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.
– 10/01/08
Study Finds States Purging Millions of Voters in Secret, Often Erroneously
Brennan Center reveals wild inconsistencies in maintenance of voter registration lists—issues public records requests in 12 states with Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
– 10/01/08
Election Experts Release “Ballot Accounting Checklist” for 2008 Election
In light of recent miscounts and vote losses in recent primaries, a coalition including the Brennan Center urge elections officials to practice smart, transparent ballot accounting. The Center also produced the checklist to be sent to officials.
– 09/29/08
Advocates Urge Court to Dismiss Challenge to N. Carolina’s Successful Public Campaign Finance Law
The Center and the North Carolina Department of Justice submitted a brief urging the Supreme Court to refrain from reviewing a Fourth Circuit decision upholding North Carolina’s innovative program.
– 09/26/08
Reps. Larson and Jones Introduce Fair Elections Now Act
The House took a giant step today towards making elections about Main Street instead of Wall Street by introducing the Fair Elections Now Act (HR 7022).
– 09/24/08
Buying Time—Special Interests and Supreme Court Elections
With only six weeks to go before Election Day, special interest groups have been conspicuously absent from television advertising campaigns in state supreme court elections.
– 09/24/08
Veteran’s Voter Registration Bill Passes House
Groups Call for Senate to Quickly Pass “Veterans Voting Support Act.”
– 09/18/08