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Election-Day Voter Registration Does Help People Vote, But it’s Better to Register Early to Make Sure Your Vote Counts

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024

In 21 states plus DC, election-day voter registration has a proven record of enabling younger, nonwhite, and frequently moving citizens to vote - which is why anti-voter legislatures are scrambling to end or neutralize it. Use it if you must, but registering early is a better way to make sure your vote counts.

If You Want to Vote this Fall, You’ll Need to Be Registered. To Register, You Need to Be Prepared, and Time is Running Out.

July 25, 2024July 26, 2024

If you want to vote this fall and you’re not registered, it’s time to get busy. Fifteen states require a citizen to register 30 days prior to an election. And a recent study showed 9% of Americans don’t have ready access to the documents required. Here’s what you need.

NH Voter Suppression Bill Eliminates Sworn Affidavits for Voter Registration, Demanding Citizenship Documents for Otherwise Qualified Voters. It Could Disenfranchise Thousands.

June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

A voter suppression bill aimed at students and younger voters in New Hampshire has moved forward in the state’s legislature. It requires proof of citizenship papers from every registering voter, and could disenfranchise thousands.

Minnesota Takes More Big Steps in Expanding and Protecting the Right to Vote, Including Passing the Minnesota Voting Rights Act

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024

May 17th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an omnibus democracy reform bill which included the Minnesota Voting Rights Act, on the heels of 2023’s Democracy for the People Act and restoring voting rights to 55,000 of its formerly incarcerated citizens.

Montana Supreme Court Throws Out Four Anti-Voter Laws Targeting Native American, Younger, Elderly, and Disabled Voters

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024

In a victory for voters, Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision March 27th, striking down four anti-voter laws which disproportionately impacted younger, disabled and Native American voters.