Weekly Wrap Up
Is World Wrestling Entertainment political advertising? According to election officials in Connecticut, it is. They have told poll workers that they can ask voters wearing WWE gear to cover it up,...
View ArticleOne Stop Shopping: Rhode Island Initiative Registers Voters at Work
The Newport Mansions, Family Guy, Brown University and the Farrelly brothers are a few of the Ocean State’s more notable features. To this list, we may soon add “Innovative Voter Registration.” Rhode...
View ArticleMaine-iacs Mobilized: New Voter Registration Laws in Maine
After thirty-eight years, a sleeping (political) giant is now awake in the Pine Tree State. In June of 2011, the Maine State Legislature repealed the long-standing law permitting Mainers to register to...
View ArticleAn article on Florida election law that does not contain the word “recount”
by John Loughney In the cold, competitive (comfortingly predictable) world of election reform, two factions are locked in an epic, endless struggle, and both are positive the guys on the other side of...
View ArticleVoter Registration Series, Article 1: Mississippi
By: Caiti Anderson The ability to vote is a powerful tool to ensure one’s voice is heard among the clamor of democracy. However, this right has remained elusive to many throughout American history....
View ArticleNevada’s Luck Runs Out: Voting Rights Case Remanded to District Court
By: Kelsey Carpenter An interesting case has just been remanded back to the United States District Court of Nevada by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals called National Council of La Raza v. Cegavske...
View ArticleTwo Letters, The National Voter Registration Act, and Voter-ID in Nebraska
By: Eric Sutton On September 22, the Omaha World Herald published a story about two letters sent to seven Nebraska counties threatening lawsuits for voter registration irregularities. In particular,...
View ArticleCalifornia Secretary of State Certifies VoteCal Ahead of 2016 General Election
By: Chelsea Brewer On September 26, 2016, the California Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, announced that he certified VoteCal as the State’s centralized system of record for voter registration. The...
View ArticleHow to Help the Homeless Vote in Hawaii
By: Avery Dobbs The state of Hawaii has had the lowest voter turnout rate in the country in the past five presidential election cycles. While the reasons for low turnout rates are nuanced and...
View ArticleOut of State; Out of Luck?
By: David Maley Democrats in New Hampshire are fearful of the ramifications of newly implemented House Bill 1264. The bill went into effect July 1, 2019 and has stoked the ire of Democrats over the...
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