SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS KEY VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2023 Contact: fairelections@berlinrosen.com WASHINGTON — Today, Rebekah Caruthers, Vice President of Fair Elections Center, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling against Alabama lawmakers’ state redistricting plan: “Thankfully, today’s ruling breaks the troubling trend of our Supreme Court steadily dismantling parts of this country’s most vital […]
258 Colleges and Universities Commit to Moving the Needle on Student Voting
WASHINGTON – Today, 258 colleges and universities across 38 states and Washington D.C. were named Voter Friendly Campuses by NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project. The Voter Friendly Campus program is designed to help institutions address the myriad challenges that prevent college students from participating in […]
Strictest Voter ID Law in the Country Will Stifle Ohioans’ Voice at the Polls
WASHINGTON — In response to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s signing of HB 458 to increase restrictions on voting access, Cecilia Aguilera, Counsel at the Fair Elections Center, a national voting rights organization, released the following statement: “Governor DeWine’s decision to sign HB 458 is a severe setback for democracy in Ohio. HB 458 imposes the […]
Fair Election Center’s Campus Vote Project Recognized By National Coalition for Nonpartisan Student
Young and college student voters showed up in force in 2022, which saw one of the highest youth voter turnout rates ever in a midterm election, according to Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). The Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) Coalition, a nonpartisan network of more than 400 […]
Midterm Election Shows Clear Rebuke of Election Denialism
WASHINGTON — As reporting of the 2022 midterm election results continues, Robert Brandon, President & CEO of Fair Elections Center, a leading national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization, issued the following statement: “This year’s midterm election was a clear win for democracy and a clear rebuke of election denialism. Early results show voters […]
265,000 Potential Poll Workers Recruited Ahead of 2022 Election
November 3, 2022 — Just five days before Election Day, Power the Polls – the first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative for recruiting the next generation of poll workers who will help ensure a safe, fair, and secure election – announced it has recruited more than 265,000 potential poll workers since it re-launched in May 2022. “We’re thrilled […]
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Files Challenge to Protect Absentee Voters’ Rights
MADISON, Wisc. – Today, Fair Elections Center and Law Forward filed a complaint on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin in Dane County Circuit Court, seeking both clarity and protection for absentee voters whose ballots have technical defects. Following a September 7 ruling in Waukesha County Circuit Court in White v. Wisconsin […]
New Report Shows Uneven Compliance with High School Voter Registration Laws in GA, NC
WASHINGTON — Today, leading nonpartisan voting rights organizations The Civics Center and Fair Elections Center released a new report, entitled Introducing Students to Our Democracy, evaluating how public high schools in Georgia and North Carolina are complying with their state’s youth voter registration laws. While citizens across the country can register to vote before the […]
125,000 New Potential Poll Workers Recruited by Power the Polls Ahead of 2022 Election
Just 50 days before Election Day, Power the Polls – the first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative for recruiting the next generation of poll workers – announced it has recruited more than 125,000 potential poll workers since its re-launch in 2022, reaching a major milestone in recruitment efforts ahead of the upcoming election. “Despite the challenges election workers […]
Power The Polls to Celebrate Poll Worker Recrutiment Day on August 16
On August 16, Power the Polls – the first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative for recruiting younger, more diverse poll workers – is supporting the Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) Help America Vote Day by relaunching its own action: Poll Worker Recruitment Day. With the midterm elections fast approaching, the need to recruit and engage poll workers is increasingly […]
