Michigan Preregistration Law Will Strengthen Youth Vote
DETROIT, MI (Nov. 30, 2023) — Michigan took an important step today to increase youth voter turnout and engagement by signing into law HB...
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Disenfranchised Kentuckians Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Arbitrary Restoration System
WASHINGTON, DC (November 29, 2023) – Today Fair Elections Center held a press call on its petition to the Supreme Court to hear Aleman v....
Trial Begins in Federal Court Challenge to Unconstitutional Voter Registration Procedures in Arizona
PHOENIX, AZ (November 6, 2023) – Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona heard a lawsuit from civic engagement...
Ahead of 2024, Felons Fight to Regain Right to Vote
Dennis Hopkins was convicted of theft 25 years ago in Mississippi and has long been out of prison. He has raised a family, built a towing...
New Report Details How College Campuses Are Increasing Accessing to Voting
As efforts to restrict voting have risen in states across the U.S., Voter Friendly Campus report tracks how universities across the...
Legal efforts challenge Youngkin’s pace on rights restoration
After taking office on Jan. 15, 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin continued a policy of his predecessors by restoring voting rights to 3,496...
House Re-Introduces John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2023 Contact: Claire Connolly, fairelections@berlinrosen.com WASHINGTON — Today, Rebekah Caruthers,...
Common Cause Promotes Dan Vicuña to Director of Redistricting and Representation
Washington, DC — Common Cause announced today that longtime policy staffer Dan Vicuña will lead the organization’s anti-gerrymandering...
Getting Young Voters to the Polls Isn’t as Simple as All Digital All the Time
Young Americans are voting in higher numbers. The 2022 midterms saw the highest turnout of voters ages 18-29 in three decades. Some 50...
Voter restoration groups petitioning Supreme Court
FRANKFORT — The Fair Elections Center and Kentucky Equal Justice Center will be petitioning the U.S Supreme Court on their voting rights...
Lynn Schmidt: College students' rights have eroded. They need, more than ever, to cast votes.
As college students head to campus this fall, there is one more item to add to the back-to-school list: Talk with your student about...
These Black Women Were Behind The March On Washington. We Must Still Carry On Their Legacy
Since the very beginning of the civil rights movement, Black women have been at the forefront of the fight for equal rights– from leading...
Voting rights of former felons could be on the line in Kentucky's governor race
Much like the last two gubernatorial elections in Kentucky, whoever wins the race this year could determine whether tens of thousands of...
In the Fight for Voting Rights, Michigan Is Determined to Win
In 2020, Michigan smashed its record for voter turnout. With 5.5 million voters casting ballots across the state, 71% of residents 18 or...
Republicans Are Targeting the Youth Vote in 2024, But Students Are Fighting Back
Recognizing that young voters have recently turned out in high numbers, and in overwhelming support of Democrats, Republicans are ramping...
In reversal, some states make it harder for people with felony convictions to vote
The year started out strong for advocates trying to make it easier for people with felony convictions to regain their voting rights. In...
Kentucky’s Governor Race Could Unwind Voting Rights Restoration
When Kentuckians choose their governor in November, they’ll also be deciding whether some of their neighbors can access the ballot at all...
SIXTH CIRCUIT PANEL REJECTS CHALLENGE TO KENTUCKY’S ARBITRARY VOTING RIGHTS RESTORATION SCHEME
LEXINGTON, KY (July 20, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected disenfranchised Kentuckians’ challenge to...
“Good Trouble”: Who Is Upholding John Lewis’ Voting Rights Legacy?
As we honor the life and legacy of the esteemed U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a longtime Congressman from Georgia and fearless champion of civil...
Ohio photo ID law makes voting hard for college students, but not impossible
With less than a month before Ohio’s single-issue August special election, voting rights organizations have their eyes on a population...
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