by Press | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog
Election season is in full force here at the Lawyers’ Committee. Through the nationwide, nonpartisan Election Protection program, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law administers the 866-OUR-VOTE voter helpline, and voters have been steadily calling with...
by Press | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog
Rose Clouston, Brendan Downes, and Jennifer L. Patin As of January 2016, 29 states and the District of Columbia have online voter registration (OVR) systems. Two additional states are set to launch OVR in the near future.[i] While OVR represents an important...
by Press | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog
While most of the nation focuses on the 2016 presidential election, many voters across the United States may be unaware of the important local and state elections that are taking place this fall. On Saturday, October 24, Louisiana held its gubernatorial primary...
by Press | Sep 22, 2015 | Blog
As volunteers and organizations hit the streets nationwide to register voters on college campuses, churches and shopping centers on National Voter Registration Day, we need to make sure that our elections systems are ready for 2016. Making registering to vote easier...
by Press | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog
Race is back in the spotlight in Waller County, Texas. Waller County, home to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), a historically black institution surrounded by a largely white population, is also the home of voting rights and criminal justice violations, and...
