Missouri Court Invalidates Photo ID Ballot Language

Realease Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012

Court Finds Ballot Language to be Misleading to Voters

Jefferson City, MO – Cole County Circuit Court Judge Patricia S. Joyce ruled on Tuesday in a legal challenge brought by the Advancement Project, Fair Elections Legal Network, American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri on behalf of nine Missourians that the ballot language to a proposal to amend the state constitution’s voting requirements is misleading and invalidated the proposed amendment.

Fair Elections Legal Network Launches Campus Vote Project

Realease Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Advocacy Group Introduces Campaign to Get Students and College Administrators Working Together

Washington, DC – This afternoon, the Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN) introduced its new Campus Vote Project at a launch event held on the campus of The George Washington University Law School.

Senate Hearing Spotlights Voting Law Changes in Florida

Realease Date: Friday, January 27, 2012

New Laws Will Have a Chilling Effect on Registration, Turnout and Cause Many Votes To Be Rejected

Washington, DC – Today the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights held a hearing in Tampa, FL to examine recent laws passed throughout the country, including in Florida that would restrict voter’s ability to cast a ballot. The Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN) released the following statement regarding the hearing:

Fair Elections Legal Network Applauds Department of Justice Decision to Halt South Carolina Photo ID Law

Realease Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Law Violates Voting Rights Act By Making Access to Ballot Insurmountable for Many Minority Voters

Fair Elections Legal Network Applauds Attorney General Eric Holder For Speaking Out Against Voter Suppression Tactics

Realease Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Focus Should be Placed on Making Voting More Convenient, Not Putting up Barriers

STATEMENT: Senators Vote to Make it Harder to Cast a Ballot

Realease Date: Monday, December 12, 2011

Bill Would Require Pennsylvanians to Show Photo ID to Vote

Washington, DC – Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed HB 934 – a bill that would require Pennsylvanians to show a government-issued photo ID in order to vote. Fair Elections Legal Network’s President, Robert Brandon, released the following statement regarding the passage of the bills:

Michigan Senate Votes to Make Registering and Voting Harder

Realease Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011

Three Bills Limit Voter Registration Drives and Make Absentee Voting More Difficult

Washington, DC – Today, the Michigan Senate passed three bills – Senate Bill 751, Senate Bill 754, and Senate Bill 803 – that amend Michigan’s election laws. Promoted as measures to improve Michigan elections, they will only create confusion, erect barriers for voters, and increase burdens and costs on local election officials.

Fair Elections Legal Network Joins Other Organizations in Opposing Michigan Election Bills

Realease Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Senate Election Committee Today Debates Bills That Will Erect Barriers to Voting