The Week in Review: Voting News from May 12-18

Posted By: Erica Evans

Post Date: Friday, May 18, 2012
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Florida made headlines this week as it continued its push against alleged non-citizen voters. As we mentioned in last week’s round-up, several counties in Florida are reviewing records on thousands of registered voters whom the state believes may not be citizens. While the state is still in the early stages of their investigation, already troubling behavior from officials is being reported.

The Week in Review: Voting News from May 5-11

Posted By: Erica Evans

Post Date: Friday, May 11, 2012
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Responding to declining registration rates, several national groups have announced that they will start their voter registration drives months earlier than usual. The groups blame recent legislation affecting third party registration in various states for the lower registration numbers and the need for early registration.

The Week in Review: Voting News from April 28-May 4

Posted By: Erica Evans

Post Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
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After the release of April’s Got ID? Report, Politico published a collaborative piece by the organizations who compiled the report.

The Week in Review: Voting News from the Past Week

Posted By: felnAdmin

Post Date: Friday, April 13, 2012
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In the arena of student voting, the Minnesota Public Interest Group proposed an idea this week which would allow students an excused absence on Election Day in order to vote. The proposal was put in the form of an amendment to current University of Minnesota policy and is now up for debate by the University Senate.

The Week in Review: Voting News from the Past Week

Posted By: Erica Evans

Post Date: Friday, April 6, 2012
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Primaries were held this past Tuesday in Maryland, Virginia, DC, and Wisconsin. While the voter ID law previously passed in Wisconsin was suspended, and not in effect for Election Day, there were reports of voters in the state being asked to present photo ID before voting.

The Week in Review: Voting News from the Past Week

Posted By: Erica Evans

Post Date: Friday, March 30, 2012
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This week was full of great news for voting rights advocates. Voter suppression laws in both Missouri and Nebraska were dealt major blows.

In Missouri, where FELN worked with representatives from Advancement Project and the ACLU, a judge ruled in agreement with a complaint that declared the ballot language of the states’ proposed voter ID amendment confusing and misleading.

The Week in Review: Voting News from the Past Week

Posted By: Erica Evans

Post Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
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Student voting was a hot topic this week, one that we even covered in our own blog when we discussed how students at several Pennsylvania colleges will not be able to use their student ID to vote because it lacks an expiration date. In Tennessee, State Rep. Joe Pitts advocated to make student IDs acceptable under the state’s new voter ID law.