Federal Court Delivers Important NVRA Lawsuit Ruling
"We are pleased that the court has recognized the serious shortcomings with Georgia's efforts to comply with the NVRA" -- Bob Kengle, Co-Director of the Voting Rights Project Read More »
Animated Map of Shame
Many states have rushed to pass government-issued photo ID laws without much consideration for the disproportionate impact these laws have on minority communities, people with disabilities, the elderly, students, and low-income citizens. Read More »
Think Getting “Free” Government-issued Photo ID Is Easy? Think Again!
We've collected stories from people across the country struggling to obtain IDs in states with new government-issued photo ID requirements. Read More »
- Feb 02 Op-Ed: LWV’s Andrea Kaminski: Citizens without ID caught in ‘Catch 22’ Although public perception is that everyone has a current, up-to-date government-issued photo ID, studies consistently show that as many as 11% of the voting age population nationwide lacks the types of ID that are necessary to vote in an ever-increasing number of states - many of whom are caught in a Catch-22 situation.
- Feb 01 New Kansas voter ID regs hitting voters in nursing home Around 50 elderly residents of a nursing home will likely not be able to vote for the first time in years due to new voter identification requirements.
- Jan 31 Federal Court Delivers Important Ruling in National Voter Registration Act Lawsuit In a strongly worded order handed down yesterday, U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of voting rights groups to remedy the State of Georgia's failure to provide voter registration services at public assistance offices, as required by Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
