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The ease of voting across the United States

October 7, 2022October 12, 2022 Adminregistering to vote, false claims of voter fraud, vote by mail, ease of voting, barriers for voters, stay registered to vote, easiest states to vote, current election laws0 comment

For help in voting visit our Voting Resources page. A new study from Northern Illinois University identifies the U.S. states easing barriers for voters to get and stay registered to vote and cast a ballot on Election Day. The rankings were updated from their Cost of Voting Index published in 2020. The eight states that rank the easiest to vote are Oregon, Washington, Vermont, Hawaii, Colorado, California, Nevada and Utah. All have enacted an all vote-by-mail process. In 2021 alone, 19 states passed at least 33 new laws that added…

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Vote by Mail

October 3, 2022October 13, 2022 Adminelection officials reject signatures, all mail elections, nationwide election reform, best voter turnout, vote by mail process, voters cast ballots, voting by mail, absentee balloting, electoral fraud0 comment

States with all vote-by-mail process make the process easiest on voters. Voting by mail works smoothly and efficiently. Vote by mail, also known as all-mail elections, has been an essential part of the elections process for voters away from home, such as members of our military, for well over a century. There are two kinds of mail balloting systems and they are universal vote by mail and absentee balloting. Absentee ballots were first used for the military during the American Civil War (1861-1865). During the COVID-19 pandemic its use increased…

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May 2022 Voting Laws Roundup

June 1, 2022October 12, 2022 AdminAmericans to register, restrictive ballot initiative, restrictive voting laws, fair election, voter fraud, election interference, election tampering, election bills, enact election laws0 comment

For help in voting visit our Voting Resources page. As of May 26, 2022 lawmakers in 27 states have proposed at least 148 election interference bills with six states already passing nine voting laws that threaten to undermine voters’ confidence in the security of elections. Many have already become law. This year, state lawmakers, who spent 2021 passing laws that made it harder to vote, have focused more intently on election interference, passing nine laws that could lead to tampering with how elections are run and how results are determined.…

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The racist history of voter suppression laws

February 1, 2022July 4, 2022 AdminVoting Rights Act of 1965, voter suppression laws, 24-hour voting, drive-through voting, vote-by-mail ID, absentee ballots, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, voter intimidation, presidential elections, voter suppression0 comment

According to the Brennan Center, half of the states with the highest Latino population growth passed voter suppression laws in 2016. Five years later, Texas has become the latest state to sign into law extensive restrictions that limit how and when voters can cast their ballot. By Julissa Arce, Activist, Writer, and Producer Signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott last week, SB1 bans 24-hour voting, eliminates drive-through voting, establishes new vote-by-mail ID mandates, makes it a felony for public officials to broadly send mail-in ballots, gives partisan poll-watchers more power,…

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Voting Laws Roundup: October 2021

November 6, 2021November 14, 2021 AdminBrennan Center for Justice, harder to vote, 2020 federal election, voter participation, voting access, voting legislation, new expansive laws0 comment

By: The Brennan Center for Justice In an unprecedented year so far for voting legislation, 19 states have enacted 33 laws that will make it harder for Americans to vote. The 2020 federal election drew the highest United States’ voter turnout in more than a century, breaking records despite the Covid-19 pandemic and efforts to undermine the election process with the Big Lie of a stolen election. In a backlash to this historic voter participation, many state lawmakers have proposed and enacted legislation to make it harder for Americans to…

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

October 22, 2021October 26, 2022 AdminBloody Sunday in Selma, voting rights, constitutional rights of blacks, Voting Rights Act of 1965, equal right to vote0 comment

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.A. § 1973 et seq.) prohibits the states and their political subdivisions from imposing voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, or standards, practices, or procedures that deny or curtail the right of a U.S. citizen to vote because of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. A product of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the Voting Rights Act has proven to be an effective, but controversial, piece of legislation. It is considered one of the most far-reaching pieces of…