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AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEW ORLEANS IS IN JEOPARDY
Tuesday, March 9, 2010Press Release
(March 9, 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana) —Last week, Advancement Project, a national civil rights organization, and the law firm of Jenner & Block filed a report in U.S. District Court exposing the incompetence of the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO). In a recent report written by U.S.
Read moreAdvancement Project Urges Missouri Legislators to Reject Photo ID Measure
Thursday, February 25, 2010Alert
Senior Attorney Denise Lieberman submitted written testimony last week to the Missouri House of Representatives’ Elections Committee in advance of its consideration of a controversial photo ID resolution. In the testimony, Lieberman opposed HCS HJR 64, which proposes to amend the Missouri constitution to impose a restrictive photo identification requirement on all voters. If passed, the measure would likely disenfranchise more than 200,000 eligible Missouri voters.
Read moreVIRGINIA ELECTION OFFICIALS SUED FOR UNLAWFULLY DENYING ACCESS TO VOTER FILES
Wednesday, February 17, 2010Alert
February 17, 2010 VIRGINIA ELECTION OFFICIALS SUED FOR UNLAWFULLY DENYING ACCESS TO VOTER FILES
Read moreSIGNIFICANT RACIAL DISPARITIES IN DISBURSEMENT OF STIMULUS FUNDING
Wednesday, February 17, 2010Press Release
Today marks one year since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was signed into law. An analysis by Advancement Project, a national civil rights organization, of state ARRA fund allocations in 2009 and their diversity levels reveals states with greater racial and ethnic diversity received less funds in 2009. The range for ARRA spending per state resident starts at a low of $491 in Florida and goes to a high of $2289 in Alaska.
Read moreVIRGINIA ELECTION OFFICIALS SUED FOR UNLAWFULLY DENYING ACCESS TO VOTER FILES
Tuesday, February 16, 2010Press Release
Today, leading voter protection groups Advancement Project and Project Vote, along with pro bono cooperating attorneys from the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Norfolk against Elisa Long, general registrar of Norfolk and Nancy Rodrigues, secretary of the State Board of Elections, for denying access to certain voter registration records.
Read moreVoter Protection Newsletter
Friday, January 22, 2010Newsletter
CONTENTS Advancement Project Continuing Voter Protection Efforts in 2010 Illegal Voter Purge Programs Pose Potential Threat to Michigan Voters Florida's Proposed Rule Would Make it Harder for Floridians to Vote Pennsylvania Voters Coalition and State Officials Work for Electoral Reform
Read moreAdvancement Project Continuing Voter Protection Efforts in 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010Newsletter
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—In 2010, Advancement Project's Voter Protection staff will attempt to meet new challenges while maintaining its steadfast commitment to addressing unresolved voter protection issues from 2009.
Read moreIllegal Voter Purge Programs Pose Potential Threat to Michigan Voters
Friday, January 22, 2010Newsletter
DETROIT—Problematic electoral practices that are the subject of a lawsuit in Michigan could threaten the franchise for thousands of voters in the 2010 midterm congressional elections if the U.S. District Court doesn't rule in favor of the plaintiffs. Advancement Project, through its representation of several nonprofit student and civil rights groups as co-counsel in the litigation, is attempting to keep Michigan officials from resuming illegal purge programs that violate federal election law by needlessly removing voters from the rolls.
Read moreFlorida's Proposed Rule Would Make it Harder for Floridians to Vote
Friday, January 22, 2010Newsletter
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—The Florida Division of Elections proposed a new rule last year that would make it harder for some eligible voter applicants to prove their identity on Election Day and vote by regular ballot. The proposed change would alter previous practices in many counties during the 2008 presidential election and prevent voter applicants from correcting mistakes identified during the processing of their voter registration applications.
Read morePennsylvania Voters Coalition and State Officials Work for Electoral Reform
Friday, January 22, 2010Newsletter
HARRISBURG—Last month, Pennsylvania voting rights groups, state officials and legislators participated in the second annual Pennsylvania Voters Coalition Elections Symposium. The event was organized to discuss strengths and weaknesses in the state's current election systems, and devise strategies and partnerships to improve Pennsylvania's voting process for the 2010 election cycle and beyond.
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