News About Voter Protection
Advancement Project, Partners File Lawsuit in Pennsylvania Court to Overturn Pennsylvania’s Unconstitutional Voter Photo ID Law
Tuesday, May 1, 2012Press Release
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Read moreWisconsin Sued Over Racially Discriminatory Voter ID Law
Thursday, February 23, 2012Press Release
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Read moreCivil Rights Groups Sue Missouri Officials Over “Deceptive and Misleading” Voter ID Ballot Initiative
Thursday, July 7, 2011Press Release
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Advancement Project, the Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN), the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri and the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri today announced a legal challenge to a ballot proposal to amend the state constitution’s voting requirements, saying that the ballot language misleads voters and if passed will restrict the voting rights of Missourians, including the elderly, people with disabilities, and students, among others.
Read moreFlorida Elections Overhaul May Violate Voting Rights Act
Tuesday, May 3, 2011Press Release
(May 3, 2011) – As the Florida Senate prepares to approve sweeping changes to the state’s election code this week, Advancement Project, a leading voter protection organization, said the legislation may violate the Voting Rights Act and urged legislators to take steps to rewrite this ill-conceived legislation.
Read moreADVANCEMENT PROJECT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS PERILS OF PHOTO ID PROPOSALS
Thursday, April 7, 2011Press Release
(WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 7, 2011) – In a report released today, Advancement Project, a next-generation civil rights organization that works to eliminate barriers to voting, is sounding the alarm on photo ID proposals pending in states across the nation that could disenfranchise millions of voters in the 2012 elections.
Read moreAdvancement Project Urges Counting of Provisional Ballots in Recount in 24th Senatorial Race
Tuesday, December 14, 2010Press Release
For Immediate Release (ST. LOUIS -- Dec. 10, 2010) – With a recount now underway in Missouri’s 24th Senatorial District, Advancement Project, a leading voter protection organization, is urging the Missouri Secretary of State to ensure that all provisional ballots cast by eligible voters are counted.
Read moreAdvancement Project Investigates Wrongful Purges of College Students in St. Louis County; Demands Full Count Before State Senate District 24 is Called and Final Vote is Certified
Friday, November 12, 2010Press Release
(ST. LOUIS -- Nov. 11, 2010) – With a razor-thin margin of 176 votes separating the candidates in State Senate District 24, 198 provisional ballots remain to be counted and Advancement Project has discovered that many students may have been wrongfully turned away without being provided provisional ballots. If these allegations are substantiated and reveal an illegal purge that could affect the outcome of the election, voters or candidates could seek legal remedies including setting aside the election.
Read moreVoter Rights Group Raises Concern to Election Officials About Aggressive Voter Challenges in St. Louis Area
Monday, November 1, 2010Press Release
[ST. LOUIS, MO – Nov. 1, 2010] - In light of recent media reports of systemic vote suppression efforts in early vote sites around the country, and with reports of similar aggressive campaigns planned in Missouri on Election Day, Advancement Project, a leading voter protection organization, has appealed to local election officials to ensure that poll workers are trained in how to respond to challenges at the polls.
Read moreAdvancement Project Urges Florida Election Officials to Ensure Voters are not Disenfranchised by Database Errors
Tuesday, October 26, 2010Press Release
With early voting underway and Election Day less than a week away, Advancement Project, a leading voter protection organization, is urging Florida election officials to ensure that thousands of eligible Florida voters are not needlessly disenfranchised by typos and other mistakes in an error-ridden matching process. In a letter to county supervisors of elections, the civil rights group says that voters caught in the web of the state’s so called “no-match, no vote” law should be able to present identification that resolves the discrepancy at the polls and cast a regular ballot.
Read moreDue to Legislative Inaction Florida Voters May Experience Barriers to Ballot Box
Tuesday, June 1, 2010Press Release
(Miami, Florida)—Today, Advancement Project, a leading voter protection advocacy organization, released an issue brief examining the ramifications of the Florida legislature’s failure to enact comprehensive election reform to correct provisions of the election code that impede the ability of voters to participate in elections.
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