by Press | Jun 15, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla) introduced the Every Vote Counts Act on Tuesday, which, for federal elections in places where there is mail-in balloting, would allow voters to track their mail-in ballot to ensure it has been counted, require every county...
by Press | Jun 11, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered remarks Friday, laying out the role the U.S. Department of Justice will play in defending voting rights across the nation. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive...
by Press | May 20, 2021 | Press Releases
(Columbus, Ohio) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Ohio moved today to dismiss their federal lawsuit challenging Ohio’s rejection of absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications based on flawed...
by Press | May 17, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) called for a bipartisan reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act in a letter to congressional leaders on Monday. The following is a statement from Jon Greenbaum, chief counsel...
by Press | May 11, 2021 | Press Releases
(Phoenix, Ariz.) – The Arizona State Legislature passed SB 1485 Tuesday, a bill that requires county election officials to unnecessarily purge tens of thousands of eligible voters from the Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL), which is used to automatically mail...
