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Expanding Voter Registration of Low-Income Citizens Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993

Policy Briefs
Brenda Wright

When drawing legislative districts, New York State counts incarcerated persons as "residents" of the community where the prison is located, instead of counting them in the home community to which they will return, on average, within 34 months. This practice of prison-based gerrymandering ignores

Policy Briefs
Brenda Wright
Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Ohioans to Benefit
Press release/statement
New York — Dramatic increases in low-income voter registrations at public assistance agencies have occurred recently in five states that have taken steps to improve their compliance with a requirement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), according to a new report by Demos, a non-partisan
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Claims That Lower Public Agency Registration Caused by Welfare Reform Rather Than Poor Implementation Undermined
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Experts and advocates for strengthening democracy came together to create new momentum and plans for the critical work that must be done.

Policy Briefs
Brenda Wright
Archon Fung
Joe Goldman
Martha McCoy
First Use of New Optical Scan Ballots, Other Issues In Focus for September 15 Primary
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Voting rights groups sue NM officials for failing to comply with the National Voter Registration Act SANTA FE, NM — Citing clear evidence that New Mexico public assistance agencies and moter vehicle offices have violated their federally mandated responsibility to offer tens of thousands of New
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Lawsuit filed today to force state social service agencies and election officials to comply with the National Voter Registration INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Citing clear evidence that Indiana public assistance agencies have violated their federally mandated responsibility to offer tens of thousands of
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Low-income voters in Missouri will see increased access to voter registration at Missouri public assistance offices as a result of a settlement agreement filed today in federal district court.
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