125,000 New Potential Poll Workers Recruited by Power the Polls Ahead of 2022 Election
Just 50 days before Election Day, Power the Polls – the first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative for recruiting the next generation of...
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New Report Shows Uneven Compliance with High School Voter Registration Laws in GA, NC
WASHINGTON — Today, leading nonpartisan voting rights organizations The Civics Center and Fair Elections Center released a new report...
Power The Polls to Celebrate Poll Worker Recrutiment Day on August 16
On August 16, Power the Polls – the first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative for recruiting younger, more diverse poll workers...
Voters Have the Right to a Responsive Democracy
While the Supreme Court says it wants to leave key policy decisions to voters and the democratic process, our institutions and election...
Citizen Engagement Group Seeks to Stop Unconstitutional Voter Registration Procedures
PHOENIX -- Fair Elections Center, the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest and the law firm of Arnold & Porter filed a complaint...
Power the Polls Returns to Recruit New Wave of Poll Workers Ahead of Primary, Midterm Elections
Today, Power the Polls — a first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative that recruited more than 700,000 potential poll workers ahead of the...
New Anti-Voter Law Creates Barriers to Voting for Florida Communities
Caren Short, senior supervising attorney for Voting Rights with the Southern Poverty Law Center and Michelle Kanter Cohen, policy director..
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the United States Supreme Court
Fair Elections Center VP Rebekah Caruthers spoke with Roland Martin on the importance of Ketanji Brown Jackson's...
Arizona Supreme Court Dismisses Case Seeking to Eliminate Early Voting
PHOENIX — Today the Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the Arizona Republican Party that threatened to end all early ...
Florida’s Anti-Voter Law Violates Free Speech, Court Rules
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today a federal court sided with Harriett Tubman Freedom Fighters (HTFF) in HTFF v. Laurel Lee, ruling that Florida’s...
‘Democracy's Future' is our roadmap for expanding voting franchise for the next generation of voters
Today, the nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization Fair Elections Center released its Democracy’s Future: Proposals ...
HBCU Threats Are Horrific Display of Racism and Hatred
The ongoing threats to HBCUs are a horrific display of deep-seated racism and hatred across our country. HBCU campuses have faced direct...
Senators Must Decide Their Legacy on Voting Rights Reform
Over the past year, a minority of Senators have repeatedly exploited the filibuster to block federal bills crafted to protect the freedom...
Senate Rules Changes To Protect Voting Rights Are Long Overdue
Changing the Senate’s filibuster rules in order to pass national voting rights protections is long overdue. In 2021, we witnessed an...
'Every Year Every Vote' is a Roadmap to Restoring Voting Access and a Healthy Democracy
Today, the nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization Fair Elections Center released its Every Year, Every Vote...
Senate Must End Filibuster to Protect the Freedom to Vote
“Today’s vote shows once again that our country will not secure the voting rights protections we need until the Senate eliminates the. . .
The Freedom to Vote Act Will Protect Voting Rights. Get Rid of the Filibuster to Pass it.
We cannot wait any longer to pass legislation that will protect the fundamental voting rights of millions of Americans. The Freedom to . . .
6th Circuit Clears Path for KY Voting Rights Restoration Case to Be Judged on Constitutional Claims
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a brief 5-page opinion, has revived our clients' claims, reversing the. . .
Texas’ Extreme Voting Restrictions are a Direct Assault on American Freedoms
The mass voting restrictions signed into Texas law are a direct assault on American freedoms and the ideals of our nation’s democracy...
House takes bold step for voting rights
The House’s passage of this bill is a crucial step to protecting American democracy, which continues to remain under growing threat.
Rich Robinson, Communications Director rrobinson@fairelectionscenter.org
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