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
Mar 23 Watch Kansas and Arizona win voter proof-of-citizenship ruling By PBS News Hour A U.S. District judge in Wichita ruled on March 19 that the federal Election Assistance Committee must change federal voter registration forms in order to account for state laws that require new voters to prove U.S. citizenship. USA Today reporter… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Voter Requirement Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Voter Requirement… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch High Court Hears Case on Conflict Between State, Federal Voter Registration Law High Court Hears Arguments on Conflict Between State, Federal Voter ID Law… Continue watching