Oregon's 'motor voter' law will add drivers to electoral rolls automatically
The new HB2177 law signed by Governor Kate Brown this week reverses the trend of restricting the franchise by linking up the DMV and electoral databases...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Introduces Smart Campaign Finance Reform Agenda (Brennan...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Today, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed a detailed, concrete plan for campaign finance reform. If enacted it would...
View ArticleVoting Rights Act Bill: Critical First Step to Improve Elections (Brennan...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) to strengthen the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court eliminated key protections last year. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School...
View ArticleVoting Rights Victory: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Voter Registration Case...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Decision Strikes Down Arizona and Kansas Proof of Citizenship Laws for Federal Registration As voters gear up for the 2016 election, the U.S....
View ArticleAutomatic voter registration plan draws cheers, concerns
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Senate Democrats have proposed a plan to automatically register qualified residents to vote when they apply for a driver’s license or some other form of state ID unless they...
View ArticleOregon enacts the nation's first automatic voter registration
Oregon, which 15 years ago held the first presidential election conducted totally by mail, built on its history as a ballot box innovator when Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill this week enacting automatic...
View ArticleVoting Commission Ideas Can Significantly Improve Elections (Brennan Center...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) The Presidential Commission on Election Administration issued recommendations today to improve the voting experience and reduce long lines. The...
View ArticleNew Analysis: Strong Photo ID Push in 2015 Session, But Momentum for Reform...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) New York, NY - At the start of the 2015 legislative session, there are strong pushes for strict photo ID requirements in some Republican-led...
View ArticleNew Paper: How to Protect Election Integrity Without Disenfranchising Voters...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Election Integrity: A Pro Voter Agenda Is Latest in 'New Ideas for a New Democracy' Series As America heads into another presidential election...
View ArticleGovernor Jerry Brown Should Sign Historic Voting Bill
California’s legislature has passed a bill for automatic voter registration. Given this country’s voting rights issues, Gov. Jerry Brown should sign it. With the presidential campaign in full swing,...
View ArticleObama Urges Action on Democracy Reform (Brennan Center for Justice at NYU...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) During remarks to the Illinois General Assembly today, President Obama called for broad democracy reform, including reducing barriers to...
View ArticleA Tipping Point for Automatic Voter Registration?
Mario Anzuoni / Reuters The state-by-state push to enact automatic voter registration laws is nearing a tipping point. Or so its supporters hope. Oregon began proactively adding unregistered citizens...
View ArticleJerry Brown Signs Automatic Voter Registration In California
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Saturday signed a bill that will automatically register voters, which was sent to him by the Democratic-controlled state legislature in September. Since there are...
View ArticleOregon is first state to adopt automatic voter registration
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Seventeen years after Oregon became the first state to hold all elections with mail-in ballots, it took another pioneering step on Monday to broaden participation by automatically...
View ArticleWest Coast Embraces Automatic Voter Registration
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a typical month, 2,000 people register to vote in Oregon. In the first six days of this year, more than 4,300 joined the voter rolls under a new initiative that automatically...
View ArticleAutomatic voter registration takes hold on West Coast
In a typical month, 2,000 people register to vote in Oregon. In the first six days of this year, more than 4,300 joined the voter rolls under a new initiative that automatically signs up voters when...
View ArticleVoter Registration Modernization Bill Would Improve Outdated Election System...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today introduced the Voter Registration Modernization Act, which would provide national standards for...
View ArticleVermont Governor Signs Bipartisan Election Day Registration Bill (Brennan...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Reform Can Boost Turnout and Increase Voters' Access to the Ballot Contact: Erik Opsal, erik.opsal@nyu.edu, 646-292-8356 Julia Michel,...
View ArticleNebraska Enacts Broad Bill to Modernize Elections (Brennan Center for Justice...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Today, Nebraska became the first state to enact a law to modernize voter registration since the Presidential Commission on Election...
View ArticleSenate Bills Would Transform and Modernize Voting in America (Brennan Center...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Two U.S. senators introduced bills yesterday that would upgrade America's voting system by making it more flexible, accurate, and convenient. A...
View ArticleGov. Christie Vetoes Groundbreaking Voting Reform in New Jersey (Brennan...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Today, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a comprehensive election reform bill designed to boost registration rates, clean up the rolls,...
View ArticleAhead of 2016, Voting Wars Continue, But Momentum on Registration Reform...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) With the 2016 race already under way, the voting wars continue in the states, but with a significant drop-off in new restrictions in 2015,...
View ArticleOregon Approves Breakthrough Voter Registration Law (Brennan Center for...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Seamless, Electronic Registration Process at DMVs Will Add At Least 300,000 to the Rolls Initially Salem, Ore. - Oregon today created a bold...
View ArticleNational Voter Registration Day: A Plan to Register Every Eligible American...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Today, to celebrate National Voter Registration Day, the Brennan Center for Justice released a new paper outlining its proposal to...
View ArticleMaryland Legislature Considers Landmark Automatic Voter Registration...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Annapolis, MD - Today, the Maryland State Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee will hear testimony on automatic voter...
View ArticleNew Study: Bringing Voter Registration into the Digital Age (Brennan Center...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) America's outdated voter registration needs improvement, but as technology has advanced, a growing number of states are using 21st century...
View ArticleCalifornia Passes Landmark Automatic Registration Bill (Brennan Center for...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Today, the California legislature passed a bill that will automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact with the DMV....
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Landmark Automatic Registration Bill (Brennan...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Today, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law a bill that will automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact...
View ArticleConnecticut Introduces Automatic Voter Registration Bill (Brennan Center for...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Connecticut Introduces Automatic Voter Registration Bill Connecticut Would Join Oregon, California as National Leader on Voting Reform For...
View Article2016 Voting Analysis: Automatic Registration Takes Off, But New Restrictions...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) As voters head to the polls on Tuesday, all eyes will once again be on voting access after long lines and confusion in the Arizona and...
View ArticleAutomatic Voter Registration Passes Vermont Legislature with Sweeping...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) With nearly unanimous support, the three-party Vermont legislature passed an automatic voter registration bill late Wednesday. Under the...
View ArticleVirginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to 200,000 Citizens (Brennan Center...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) announced an executive action today that will restore voting rights to approximately 200,000 Virginians with...
View ArticleAutomatic Voter Registration Comes to Vermont
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed legislation Thursday to automatically register eligible voters who apply for a driver’s license or state ID, making the Green Mountain State fourth in the nation...
View ArticleVermont Governor Signs Bipartisan Automatic Voter Registration Bill (Brennan...
(Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law) Today, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed into law a bill to automatically and securely register eligible citizens to vote when they obtain...
View ArticleOregon automatic voter registration a success, with a hitch
Oregon's landmark new automatic voter registration system added nearly 52,000 voters in just four months this year, more than double what the state has normally seen for an entire year. That sounds...
View ArticleThe Case For Automatic Voter Registration
It turns out there's a surefire way to increase voter participation, and the proof is in Oregon. As voters prepare to head to the polls for the state's May 17 presidential primary, leaders and voting...
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