837 Search Results Containing "voting"
Civil Rights Groups Denounce Bill that Worsens Florida’s Broken Voting Rights Restoration System
The bill expands state prosecutorial power and risks impacting people with past convictions who will continue to be arrested and prosecuted in the criminal legal system for honest mistakes about their voter eligibility.
Found in: Common Cause Florida
NPR (AUDIO): Pennsylvania voting officials are still fighting election deniers
"We're a purple state, so it makes for a bit of a contentious conversation at times around democracy," says Khalif Ali, executive director of the advocacy group Common Cause Pennsylvania.
Found in: Common Cause
Pennsylvania voting officials are still fighting election deniers
Khalif Ali talks with NPR about how Pennsylvania is fighting against falsehoods about our elections.
Found in: Common Cause Pennsylvania
Associated Press: Voting experts to guide new Wisconsin poll watcher rules
“Election workers need to know they are supported by a clear set of rules and will not have to endure the threat of intimidation or attack by observers who do not follow those rules,” Jay Heck, executive director of watchdog group Common Cause Wisconsin, said in a statement sent to the commission. Commissioners asked Common Cause Wisconsin to appoint a member to the new committee, as well as voting advocacy groups including Souls to the Polls, Forward Latino and the Wisconsin Election Integrity Network. As the four parties with ballot access in Wisconsin, the Democratic, Republican, Constitutional and Libertarian Parties were each also asked to appoint a member.
Found in: Common Cause
Voting Rights Act (HB 4) Now in NM House Long Overdue, says Common Cause
Improving access to the ballot for Native Americans and persons who were formerly incarcerated are among the key provisions.
Found in: Common Cause New Mexico
Civil Rights Advocates Push for a Connecticut Voting Rights Act
Lawmakers and civil rights advocates called Tuesday for the passage of a Connecticut Voting Rights Act designed to remove barriers to voting in Black and brown communities or for those who do not speak English as a first language. The bill, which will be heard in the Government Administration and Elections Committee, aims to codify in Connecticut elements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation, which has been weakened by recent Supreme Court rulings. During the press conference, Jess Zaccagnino, policy counsel for the ACLU of Connecticut, said communities of color now have less voting access protections than they did in 1965 and Connecticut was no exception.
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Civil Rights Organizations and Connecticut Legislators Call for Passage of a State Voting Rights Act
“For democracy to work for us all, it must include us all—no matter our race, age, background or zip code."
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Florida's Office of Election Crimes Puts Criminalization Over Voting Access
The official accounting of Florida's Office of Election Crimes first year of existence shows the office is succeeding at its unstated mission to inject fear and confusion into our voting process.
Found in: Common Cause Florida
Event: Civil and Voting Rights Groups Urge Legislature to Pass Connecticut Voting Rights Act
Press conference on the Connecticut Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, January 31 at 10 am ET.
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Voting Rights Advocates, Concerned Citizens Call for Equal Representation After Filing Redistricting Lawsuit
GARY, IN — Today, Gary, Ind. resident Barbara Bolling-Williams — a long-time voting rights advocate — filed a federal lawsuit against the city’s Common Council for failing to draw new maps before the Dec. 31, 2022 redistricting deadline.