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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 ...

‘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...

Our statement on the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol

Last year’s insurrection at the Capitol was one of the darkest and most horrifying days our democracy has ever seen. That day proved...

Center joins LWVWI, others in Wisconsin Lawsuit to Reactivate 31,854 Voters

MADISON, Wisc. — Today, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, represented by Fair Elections Center, Law Forward Inc., and Stafford ...

'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.

Congress Must Pass The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Across our nation today, the promise of democracy is at risk. States have introduced more than 400 bills and enacted 30 laws that . . .

Blocked For the People Act Vote Shows Need to End Filibuster

Last night’s procedural vote shows for the second time in two months that there is majority support in the Senate for the essential...

Paralyzed Veterans Join Florida Voting Rights Lawsuit

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Paralyzed Veterans of America Florida and the Paralyzed Veterans of America Central Florida chapters joined...

On voting rights we must acknowledge the urgency of this moment

We stand by the strong remarks made by President Biden today, asserting that the ongoing efforts to restrict the right to vote are the...

Khaula Zafar, Communications Director kzafar@fairelectionscenter.org

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