Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the United States Supreme Court
Fair Elections Center Vice President Rebekah Caruthers spoke with Roland Martin on the importance of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation and what it could mean for the future of voting rights.
Arizona Supreme Court Dismisses Case Seeking to Eliminate Early Voting
PHOENIX — Today the Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the Arizona Republican Party that threatened to end all early voting. The case requested that the Court invalidate all early in-person and mail-in voting, which the state has had in some form for more than a century. The Supreme Court declined to hear […]
Florida’s Anti-Voter Law Violates Free Speech, Court Rules
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today a federal court sided with Harriett Tubman Freedom Fighters (HTFF) in HTFF v. Laurel Lee, ruling that Florida’s S.B. 90 infringed on its right to free speech when the state forced the organization to make false claims to potential voters while trying to help them register to vote. U.S. District Court […]
‘Democracy’s Future’ is our roadmap for expanding voting franchise for the next generation of voters
WASHINGTON — Today, the nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization Fair Elections Center released its Democracy’s Future: Proposals to Expand Access to Registration and Voting for a New Generation report, which provides a blueprint for lawmakers to build a stronger democracy by making it easier for younger voters to participate in the electoral process. […]
HBCU Threats Are Horrific Display of Racism and Hatred
Today, Dylan Sellers, National HBCU Manager of Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project, issued the following statement after more than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities reported bomb threats on Tuesday: “The ongoing threats to HBCUs are a horrific display of deep-seated racism and hatred across our country. HBCU campuses have faced direct, targeted […]
Senators Must Decide Their Legacy on Voting Rights Reform
WASHINGTON — Today, Robert Brandon, President & CEO of Fair Elections Center, a leading national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization, issued the following statement after the Senate voted on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act: “Over the past year, a minority of Senators have repeatedly exploited the filibuster to block federal […]
Senate Rules Changes To Protect Voting Rights Are Long Overdue
WASHINGTON — Today, Fair Elections Center Vice President Rebekah Caruthers, released the following statement on the U.S. Senate taking up rule changes to pass federal voting rights legislation: “Changing the Senate’s filibuster rules in order to pass national voting rights protections is long overdue. In 2021, we witnessed an onslaught of attacks on voting rights […]
‘Every Year Every Vote’ is a Roadmap to Restoring Voting Access and a Healthy Democracy
WASHINGTON — Today, the nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization Fair Elections Center released its Every Year, Every Vote: Principles and Policies to Protect the Freedom to Vote report, which provides a blueprint for building a stronger democracy and expanding the freedom to vote for all American voters. Based on Fair Elections Center’s years […]
Senate Must End Filibuster to Protect the Freedom to Vote
WASHINGTON — Today, Robert Brandon, President & CEO of Fair Elections Center, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate failed to advance debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: “Today’s vote shows once again that our country will not secure the voting rights protections we need until the Senate eliminates the filibuster […]
The Freedom to Vote Act Will Protect Voting Rights. Get Rid of the Filibuster to Pass it.
WASHINGTON — Today, Robert Brandon, President & CEO of Fair Elections Center, a leading national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization, issued the following statement after the Freedom to Vote Act was blocked in the U.S. Senate by a filibuster: “We cannot wait any longer to pass legislation that will protect the fundamental voting […]
