Why People Don’t Vote Week: Some of the Solutions to Getting Nonvoters to Register & Vote
Our last installment for “Why People Don’t Vote Week” discusses what solutions are being proposed to encourage eligible citizens to register and vote.
The State of Florida Arrests Felons Who Voted Given Voter Registration Cards Issued to Them . . . . By the State of Florida
Let’s say you’re a felon, but you’re allowed to register to vote and handed a voting card by a state official. So that means you can vote, right? But in August, Florida’s new election police force started making voter fraud arrests of people who had been improperly issued voting information cards by the State of Florida.
ADM for Sept. 27, 2022: Voter Registration Basics – Do it Now, Not Later!
If you’re not registered to vote, today, we’re giving you some basic guidelines on registering: Who qualifies, how a criminal record can affect registration, and resources for getting more specific information.
ADM for August 23, 2022: North Carolina Supreme Court May Invalidate Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Gerrymandered Legislature
Here’s a fascinating case from North Carolina that you’ll hear more about in the mainstream press in the next few days. The North Carolina Supreme Court has conditionally ruled that because the state’s legislature was elected with gerrymandered voting maps, state constitutional amendments enacted in 2018 may be invalid.
ADM for August 22, 2022: Arizona Trifecta: Three Lawsuits for on its Voter Suppression Bills All in One Day
Over the 18 months, Arizona GOP legislators passed two restrictive voting bills, one targeted at Native Americans, requiring proof of citizenship to vote by already registered voters. The other is a vague bill tightening vote-by-mail rules. Last week, Arizona hit the trifecta: The state was sued by the U.S. Justice Department, voting rights groups and the Democratic party all in one day.