GOP filibuster halts S 1 debate – Our statement
Today, Robert Brandon, president & CEO of Fair Elections Center, issued the following statement after the Senate vote to begin debate on voting rights and democracy reform legislation was blocked by a filibuster: WASHINGTON — “Today’s vote shows strong support in the Senate for federal action to protect Americans’ voting rights against the wave of […]
Citizen Engagement Group Seeks to Stop Unconstitutional Voter Registration Procedures
PHOENIX — Fair Elections Center, the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest and the law firm of Arnold & Porter filed a complaint today on behalf of civic engagement organization Poder Latinx in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, seeking to block a new state law’s arbitrary and vague procedures […]
Congress Must Pass The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Today, Robert Brandon, president & CEO of Fair Elections Center, issued the following statement after The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives: WASHINGTON — Across our nation today, the promise of democracy is at risk. States have introduced more than 400 bills and enacted 30 laws that […]
Celebrate the 26th Amendment but there’s more to do to fulfill its promise
Robert Brandon, president & CEO of Fair Elections Center, issued the following statement on the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment: WASHINGTON — Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the ratification of the 26th Amendment—a constitutional guarantee that provided 18-year-olds the right to vote in all U.S. elections. While this is a day to be […]
Blocked For the People Act Vote Shows Need to End Filibuster
Today, Robert Brandon, president & CEO of Fair Elections Center, issued the following statement after Senators blocked public floor debate on the For the People Act and other key democracy and election reforms: WASHINGTON — “Last night’s procedural vote shows for the second time in two months that there is majority support in the Senate […]
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 […]
‘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. […]
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 […]
6th Circuit Clears Path for KY Voting Rights Restoration Case to Be Judged on Constitutional Claims
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Today, Jon Sherman, litigation director and senior counsel of Fair Elections Center and Ben Carter, senior litigation and advocacy counsel of the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found their clients’ First Amendment challenge to Kentucky’s arbitrary rights restoration system […]
‘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 […]
