Oct 12 Judge extends Florida’s voter registration to Oct. 18 By Gary Fineout, Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday extended voter registration until Oct. 18 in the battleground state of Florida, due to the disruption and damage from Hurricane Matthew. Continue reading
Oct 10 Court extends Florida voter registration in the wake of Hurricane Matthew By Bill Barrow and Gary Fineout, Associated Press A federal judge has given Democrats a partial victory in the presidential battleground of Florida, extending of the state's voter registration deadline one day and agreeing to consider a longer extension in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Continue reading
Oct 09 New languages for NYC voter registration could expand access for immigrants By Michael D. Regan New York City recently tripled the number of languages available on voter registration forms, in a move that could help some immigrants vote. Continue reading
Oct 06 Trump, once a data skeptic, spending millions on data By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press With Election Day swiftly approaching, the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is spending millions of dollars on data and digital services in an effort to land donations and win over voters. Continue reading
Sep 23 Voter purge is illegal in battleground Ohio, says federal appeals court By Quinn Bowman A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Ohio is illegally removing voters from its registration list, an important decision that could make tens of thousands of Ohioans able to vote in the critical battleground state on Nov. 8. Continue reading
Sep 08 In 2016, what stands between people and their right to vote? By Laura Santhanam Two decades ago, Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act to remove barriers to becoming a voter. Are states doing a better job today registering minority and low-income voters? The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights tackles that question in a… Continue reading
Sep 08 Appeals court sympathetic to challenge over voter rules By Sam Hananel, Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday seemed likely to side with voting rights groups seeking to block Kansas, Georgia and Alabama from requiring residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote using a national form. Continue reading
Jul 17 Clinton using Republican convention to spur voter signup By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's campaign is setting a national goal of getting more than 3 million people to register and commit to vote in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jun 06 In California, more Latinos registering as ‘no-party voters’ By Amanda Gomez The Democratic Party is relying on Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric to drive up Latino turnout this fall. But while conventional wisdom holds that most new Latino voters will register as Democrats, an increasing number in California — a key state… Continue reading
Jun 06 Young GOP voter turnout boosted by automatic registration in Oregon By Laura Santhanam The nation's first automatic voter registration system may have added about 51,000 new voters since January for this year's presidential election, a rate which far outpaces previous registrations since 2008. Continue reading