BC, DEMOS, PFAW, Leadership Conference, Civil Rights Education Fund
The chart provides a summary of the key provisions of each plan, with particular attention devoted to those areas that will most directly affect voters.
Report in response to New York State implementation plan for HAVA, contending that unless the law is properly implemented there is great peril that decades of long fought reforms to enfranchise the state’s diverse populations will be thwarted at the polls.
In October, President Bush signed the Help America Vote Act. It is designed to help states reduce barriers to voting and restore confidence in the system. Gov. Pataki, however, has turned New York’s implementation process into a political power grab that focuses more on party politicians than on voters.
This memorandum provides background information and specific commentary on the implementation of HAVAs voter identification requirements in Section 303 of the law. This memorandum is intended to identify key considerations and concerns that should be kept in mind as the Task Force proceeds.
