Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Feb 27, 2020
House Lawmakers Vote to Kill Bill to Restore Voting Rights for People With Felony Convictions
Today, House lawmakers voted to kill a bill that would have removed wealth-based hurdles for restoring the voting rights of South Dakotans with past convictions for felony offenses...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 24, 2020
Iowa Secretary of State Failing to Provide for Notification to Wrongfully Disenfranchised Iowans
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Iowa has growing concerns that many Iowans may wrongly think that they can't vote. The concerns come after Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate recently adopted new rules ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 19, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Iowa on the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee Passage of a Felony Disenfranchisement Exclusions Bill
The following statement can be attributed to Mark Stringer, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Iowa Executive Director.
It is regarding SF 2129, a bill that would create exceptions to HJR 14, legislation tha...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 19, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court upheld a ruling blocking a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting and significantly curtailed Florida’s Voting Restoration Am...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
Feb 04, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of South Dakota Supports Online Voter Registration Bill
Today, the House Local Government Committee voted to advance House Bill 1050, legislation that would allow for online voter registration in South Dakota. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of South Dakota s...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 30, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û National and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Puerto Rico Oppose Puerto Rico Internet Voting Bill
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û) and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Puerto Rico urged Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez in a public letter sent today to veto Senate P...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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