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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,...

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...

Fair Elections Center Responds To Moore V. Harper Supreme Court Decision

WASHINGTON — Today, Jon Sherman, Litigation Director and Senior Counsel with Fair Elections Center, released the following statement in...

KY GOV. BESHEAR’S COUNSEL TELLS COURT DISENFRANCHISED KENTUCKIANS MUST BE “WORTHY” OF VOTING RIGHTS

LEXINGTON, KY (June 23, 2023) – Following oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Thursday afternoon, voting...

New Report Aims to Improve Poll Worker Recruitment Ahead of 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Fair Elections Center released a new report entitled Poll Worker Recruitment: Recommendations for a Better Voter...

Strictest Voter ID Law in the Country Will Stifle Ohioans’ Voice at the Polls

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 6, 2023 Media Contact: Mariam Ahmed, fairelections@berlinrosen.com WASHINGTON — In response to Ohio...

LWV Statement on Moore v. Harper Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Today, the League of Women Voters and Fair Elections Center released the following statements after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments..

Midterm Election Shows Clear Rebuke of Election Denialism

WASHINGTON — As reporting of the 2022 midterm election results continues, Robert Brandon, President & CEO of Fair Elections Center, ...

265,000 Potential Poll Workers Recruited Ahead of 2022 Election

November 3, 2022 — Just five days before Election Day, Power the Polls – the first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative for recruiting the...

League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Files Challenge to Protect Absentee Voters’ Rights

MADISON, Wisc. – Today, Fair Elections Center and Law Forward filed a complaint on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin in...

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...

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..

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...

LWV-AZ Seeks to Safeguard Early Voting in State Supreme Court Lawsuit

PHOENIX – Today, the League of Women Voters of Arizona filed an amicus brief in the Arizona Supreme Court in the matter of Arizona ...

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