To help make sure every vote counts, we must use the Election Administration Commission, a federal agency created after Florida’s 2000 election debacle, to create a national set of best election practices.
Ahead of the 2012 elections, a wave of legislation tightening restrictions on voting has suddenly swept across the country. This study details both the bills that have been proposed and the legislation that has been passed since the beginning of 2011.
The Brennan Center for Justice, Democracia USA, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the League of Women Voters of Florida
The League of Women Voters of Florida, Democracia USA, the Brennan Center for Justice, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law write the Deptartment of Justice to oppose preclearance of three sets of provisions of a new Florida law, H.B. 1355 (2011), which dramatically impact the State’s voter registration and voting processes. All four organizations are non-partisan, non-profit entities that work to expand and protect voting rights in Florida and across the United States.
As the 2012 election approaches, a massive crackdown on voting rights is unfolding – the most significant such assault in decades. Millions of Americans risk disenfranchisement, blocked from casting ballots or having them count.
In Nevada, more than 40,000 people are not allowed to vote because of a criminal conviction in their history. Of that number, half have fully completed their sentences and are living in their home communities.
