Ohio House targets student voters in cynical attack hidden in budget
Post Date: Monday, April 29, 2013

This article originally appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Maryland would benefit from same-day voter registration
Post Date: Monday, April 8, 2013

This piece was originally published as a Letter to the Editor in the Washington Post.

STATEMENT: Photo ID Bill Signed by Gov. McDonnell Will Make Voting Harder in Virginia
Post Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2013

 

For more information:
Contact: Kristen Muthig, 202-331-0114, kmuthig@fairelectionsnetwork.com
 
 

Photo ID Bill Signed by Gov. McDonnell Will Make Voting Harder in Virginia

Another change to requirements is burdensome and waste of resources

Students Preserved Voting Rights in Last Presidential-Election Cycle, Report Says
Post Date: Friday, March 22, 2013

This article originally appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

By Ann Schnoebelen

Despite confusion over changing voter-registration and voter-ID laws, students, faculty and staff members, and advocates effectively defended students' voting rights in last year's presidential-election cycle, says a report released on Thursday by the Fair Elections Legal Network's Campus Vote Project.

The Other Voting Rights Case
Post Date: Monday, March 18, 2013

This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post on March 17, 2013. Spencer Overton is a current Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School and a Senior Fellow at Demos. He formerly worked with the Department of Justice in the Office of Legal Policy.

With public attention focused on the Voting Rights Act, many have overlooked a second critical voting case that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.

FELN Signs Amicus Brief for U.S. Supreme Court
Post Date: Monday, March 4, 2013

In the recent battle over Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, FELN joined with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, as well as other voting rights group to submit a brief defending the provision. You can read the full brief here.

Early voting in New York easier said than done
Post Date: Thursday, January 10, 2013

This article, by Maury Thompson, originally appeared in The PostStar on January 7, 2012.

 

Democrats in the state Assembly are pushing to institute early voting in New York, but local elections officials say it would be costly and difficult to implement.

A Vote for Real Electoral Reforms
Post Date: Friday, November 16, 2012

This article appeared in the Huffington Post on November 16, 2012.

Information Critical to Turning Out the Student Vote
Post Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

This article appeared in the Huffington Post on November 14, 2012.

Students Turned Out to Vote Despite Barriers and Long Lines
Post Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Washington, DC – Yesterday, college students across the country turned out to vote in record numbers despite barriers they faced as first-time voters, confusing voter ID laws, and long lines. Campus Vote Project, a campaign of Fair Elections Legal Network, has spent the past year providing resources to student organizations, college administrators and other civic organizations to help get students to the polls. As a result, young people under 30 made up 19% of the electorate this year, a percentage point higher than 2008.

Voting Made Easier: Turning Mail Boxes Into Ballot Boxes
Post Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

This article, by Caroline Winter, originally appeared in Bloomberg BusinessWeek on November 7, 2012.

When President Obama took to the stage last night after being reelected, he sent a special shout-out to voters who’d waited in long lines—some as long as three hours—to cast their ballots. As a side note, he added, “By the way, we have to fix that.”

CIRCLE: Youth Turnout: At Least 49%, 22-23 Million Under-30 Voted
Post Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

From CIRCLE

CIRCLE: Youth Turnout: At Least 49%, 22-23 Million Under-30 Voted

Youth Vote, Strongly for Obama, Determines Outcome in Key Battleground States of PA, VA, FL, and OH

Campus Polling Sites See Long Lines, Some Inaccurate Information
Post Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Washington, DC – Campus Vote Project, a campaign of Fair Elections Legal Network, has spent the past year providing resources on campuses across the country to help get students voting and so far it looks like students are turning out at record levels. At Ohio State, the line at the Student Union is averaging an hour and at times has been two hours long. Other campuses in North Carolina and Colorado are recording record turnout. Wisconsin students are reporting consistently solid lines.

Fair Elections Legal Network Protecting Students’ Right to Vote

Post Date: Monday, November 5, 2012

FELN will monitor campuses to ensure college students are able to cast their ballot

Group: Poll watchers' trainer gives misleading info
Post Date: Sunday, November 4, 2012

This article, by Julian Walker, originally appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on November 4, 2012.

When you go to the polls Tuesday, it's a safe bet that people who have the ability to challenge your fitness to vote will be watching you.

Those observers, known as poll watchers, include political party designees authorized to be at a polling location to watch as voters check in.

Revealed: New True the Vote documents show organization misleading poll watchers
Post Date: Friday, November 2, 2012

Virginia’s nonpartisan Election Protection Coalition calls on officials to ensure ill-trained poll watchers don’t block eligible voters

Early voting for the Nov. 6 election has begun in Marin
Post Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012

This article, by Sonia Hemmila, originally appeared in the Twin Cities Times on October 31, 2012.

After fielding many calls from confused voters, the Marin County Registrar of Voters put together a flyer to help deal with voting issues.

Meanwhile, a Washing ton, D.C. group, the Fair Election Legal Network, has created a guide to help Cali fornians faced with fore closures to cast their ballots.

REAL ESTATE: Lose your home, but keep your vote
Post Date: Friday, September 21, 2012

The article appeared in The Press-Enterprise on September 21, 2012

The Fair Elections Legal Network is reiterating the view that losing a home to foreclosure does not mean you’ve lost the right to vote.

Timed to coincide with the upcoming election, the report says victims of foreclosure can face a confusing set of rules or feel disenfranchised over what they need to do to cast a ballot.

Over 50 Percent of Youth Voters Are Unsure About Their Eligibility to Vote Due to New Voter ID Laws
Post Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012

This article appeared in In The Capital on September 19, 2012

EDITORIAL: Florida's on the verge of a purge
Post Date: Monday, August 27, 2012

The editorial originally appeared in the nwfdailynews.com on August 27, 2012

As Gov. Rick Scott’s administration prepares to make good on its pledge to drop thousands of suspected non-citizens from voter rolls in Florida, we’d like to offer some advice: Be careful.

Suppressing the youth vote: Knowledge is Power for 18-29 year old voters in 2012
Post Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2012

This article appeared in the Long Island Populist Examiner on August 7, 2012.

GOP's voter ID antics are all about politics, not democracy
Post Date: Tuesday, July 3, 2012

This article appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on July 3, 2012.

Do voters need photo identification in Virginia? How late can you register for the presidential election in November? Has your polling place changed?

The short answers:

No.

Monday, Oct. 15.

Maybe, if redistricting altered your precinct.

Civil rights, voting groups file suit over Florida voter purge

Post Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2012

This article appeared in the LA Times on June 19, 2012.

By Morgan Little

Voter advocates sue Fla. over purge

Post Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2012

This article appeared in Politico on June 19, 2012.

By: MJ Lee

A coalition of voter advocacy groups is suing Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner over the state’s controversial effort to purge its voter rolls of non-citizens.

Missouri Voter Photo ID Measure Kept Off Ballot
Post Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The article from the Associated Press appeared in the Jefferson City News Tribune on May 22, 2012.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A state constitutional amendment that would clear the way for a photo identification requirement at Missouri polls will not appear on this year’s ballot, the secretary of state’s office said.

Overcoming Obstacles to Photo ID Laws
Post Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The article by Robert M. Brandon appeared in The Huffington Post on April 24, 2012.

Judge strikes down Mo. voter ID ballot summary
Post Date: Friday, March 30, 2012

Article appeared in the St. Louis Dispatch on March 30, 2012

A Missouri judge struck down the wording of a Republican-backed ballot measure that would clear the way for a state voter ID requirement, finding it lacking and leaving it to lawmakers to revise.

Several legislators wasted no time getting started, saying Thursday they hoped to put the issue to voters this year.

New Project Launched to Increase Student Voting
Post Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Huffington Post piece by Robert M. Brandon appeared on February 15, 2012.
 

New voting laws prompt efforts to educate students across nation
Post Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Article appeared in The Marquette Tribune on Febrauary 14, 2012.
by Allison Kruschke

Project Seeks to Help Students Overcome Barriers to Voting
Post Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012

Article first appeared in The Chronicle for Higher Education on February 9, 2012.
by Joanna Chau 
 
A national advocacy organization that focuses on increasing voter registration for underrepresented groups announced on Wednesday a campaign to spur student participation in elections and to help students overcome voting barriers.
 

Protect access to polls
Post Date: Friday, January 27, 2012

Op-Ed by Robert M. Brandon appeared in The Tampa Tribune on January 27, 2012.
 

Election officers who block the vote
Post Date: Friday, January 6, 2012

Op-Ed by Robert M. Brandon appeared in Politico on January 6, 2012.
 
Many news stories have focused on efforts of new Republican majorities in state legislatures around the country to pass laws viewed as suppressing the vote of traditional Democratic constituencies.
 

2011 in Review: The Good, the Bad, and What's Ahead in 2012 for Voting Rights
Post Date: Thursday, December 22, 2011

Huffington Post piece by Robret M. Brandon appeared on December 22, 2011.
 

Robert M. Brandon: Michigan Needs Election Reform That Expands Access
Post Date: Monday, November 28, 2011

Op-Ed by Robert M. Brandon appeared in the Lansing State Journal on November 28, 2011.
 
The Lansing State Journal Editorial Board correctly opined on Oct. 18 that it is time for Michigan to join 29 other states in passing "no- reason" absentee voting. However, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson's "Safe and Fair (SAFE) Initiative is not the vehicle to do that. Some of the reforms she calls for will limit, not expand, Michiganders' access to the polls.
 

Universities Can Play a Role in Making Voting Accessible to Students
Post Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Huffington Post piece by Robert M. Brandon appeared on November 16, 2011.
 

Have You Checked Your Right to Vote Lately?
Post Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Huffington Post piece by Robert M. Brandon appeared on June 14, 2011.
 

Fla. GOP Pushes Controversial Voting Law Changes
Post Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011

Article first appeared on NPR on April 21, 2011.
By Greg Allen
 
It's still a year and a half until the presidential election, but members of Florida's Legislature are already jockeying over who will be able to vote and how.
 

To help voters, Husted's election reforms need work: Robert M. Brandon
Post Date: Sunday, April 3, 2011

Op-Ed by Robert M. Brandon appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on April 3, 2011.
 

Live Free or Die... But You Can't Vote
Post Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Huffington Post piece by Robert M. Brandon appeared on February 16, 2011.
 

Local in-person voting done largely at churches

Post Date: Monday, October 11, 2010

Article appeared in The Colorado Spring Gazette on October 11, 2010.
By Mark Burna

El Paso County residents voting in person likely will cast their ballots in an evangelical church, a study released Monday by a coalition of Colorado groups found.

Seventy-two percent of El Paso County precincts are in churches, the study found, compared with 16 percent in Arapahoe County, 15 percent in Pueblo County, 14 percent in Douglas County and 21 percent in Jefferson County.

How the EAC Could Help Bring Voter Registration Into the Digital Age
Post Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Huffington Post article by Brian J. Siebel appeared on September 21, 2010.

As Homes Are Lost, Fears That Votes Will Be, Too
Post Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

This article appeared in The New York Times on September 24, 2008
By Ian Urbina

More than a million people have lost their homes through foreclosure in the last two years, and many of them are still registered to vote at the address of the home they lost. Now election officials and voting rights groups are struggling to prevent thousands of them from losing their vote when they go to the polls in November.