839 Search Results Containing "voting"
Letter of Support from National Voting in Prison Coalition on HB 627 & HB 1022
Found in: Common Cause Maryland
Houston Chronicle: His life became a 'nightmare' when he went viral for voting in Texas. The trauma still lingers.
Rogers' instinct could be correct, according to Anthony Gutierrez, the executive director of Common Cause Texas. “Cases like this can absolutely have a chilling effect, and you have to wonder if that’s part of the point,” Gutierrez said. “The state could very easily take proactive steps to ensure people who are starting probation or parole are clearly told how their legal status impacts their ability to vote.”
Found in: Common Cause
Protections of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Needed Now More than Ever
The federal protections of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act are critically important for Congress to pass at a moment in our history when the freedom to vote is under attack in our nation. A bedrock of our democracy, the freedom to vote has been under sustained assault since the 2020 election with dozens of anti-voter laws passed in states all across the country to make it harder for Americans – particularly in Black and brown communities - to have a say in choosing their elected leaders.
Found in: Common Cause
Five Things to Know About Voting in North Carolina's 2024 Primary Election
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Wisconsin Has Fair Legislative Voting Maps!
Today, Wisconsinites also can begin celebrating new, far more fair and representative state legislative district voting maps that will be in effect for this year’s August primary and November general elections. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed into law the very same voting maps he submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Found in: Common Cause in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Governor's State Legislative District Voting Maps
The Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday passed new and dramatically different state legislative voting maps to be in place for the 2024 elections. Gov. Tony Evers has indicated he will sign them into law.
Found in: Common Cause in Wisconsin
Bill to Cut Early Voting Days Restricts Nebraskans’ Rights Without Reason
LB1211 is a solution to a non-existent problem
Found in: Common Cause Nebraska
Same-Day Voter Registration campaign seeks to increase voting access in R.I.
Rhode Island's 30-day voter registration deadline is "one of the last remaining large, structural barriers to increased participation," says Marion.
Found in: Common Cause Rhode Island
Connecticut attorney general warns that ‘ranked choice voting’ could violate state Constitution
Cheri Quickmire weighs in on recent pushes for ranked choice voting in Connecticut.