LWV-AZ Seeks to Safeguard Early Voting in State Supreme Court Lawsuit
PHOENIX – Today, the League of Women Voters of Arizona filed an amicus brief in the Arizona Supreme Court in the matter of Arizona Republican Party v. Hobbs – a case that threatens to end all early voting in the state – and request that the Court dismiss the petition. The brief states that the […]
MTV Partners with Campus Vote Project on Early Vote Program
Following Record Youth Turnout in 2020, MTV Announces “Voting Early is Easier” With Plan to Make Voting Easier for Millions of Students Without Voting Options on Campus to Return to the Polls for the Midterms MTV’s first-of-its-kind research finds that 74% of colleges had no polling sites in 2020; 90% did not have in-person early […]
Voting Rights Legacy of Students Continues On
For decades, students have been at the forefront of civic engagement, ensuring that members of their communities can advocate for themselves and make their voices heard despite the barriers placed in their way by self-interested politicians. As part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, young Black leaders with organizations like the Congress of […]
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 […]
Statement On Threats To HBCU Campuses
Today, Dylan Sellers, our National HBCU Manager, 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 threats since the beginning of January, […]
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 […]
Senators Must Decide Their Legacy On Voting Rights Reform
Today, Robert Brandon, our President & CEO, 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 bills crafted to protect the freedom to vote, despite consistent support from a bipartisan majority […]
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 […]
Our statement on the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol
WASHINGTON — Today, Robert Brandon, President & CEO of Fair Elections Center, released the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: “Last year’s insurrection at the Capitol was one of the darkest and most horrifying days our democracy has ever seen. That day proved that undermining the integrity […]
Center joins LWVWI, others in Wisconsin Lawsuit to Reactivate 31,854 Voters
MADISON, Wisc. — Today, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, represented by Fair Elections Center, Law Forward Inc., and Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, filed suit in federal court to reinstate more than 31,000 registered Wisconsin voters who were purged from the voter rolls in July 2021. These voters were not provided notice of the potential […]
