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Ohio Must Allow Citizens to Register to Vote Up to 30 Days Prior to New Primary Date

Notice letter to the Ohio Secretary of State that aspects of the state's COVID-19-related election directive violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Testimony and Public Comment
Letter to State of Florida re COVID-19

The State of Florida Must Take Action to Protect the Vote During the COVID-19 Crisis

We're asking Florida to immediately implement new procedures as a result of this crisis
Testimony and Public Comment
Chiraag Bains
Gilda Daniels
Judith A. Browne Dianis
Rachel Gilmer
Jess Unger
Andrea Mercado
Debbie Soto
Letter to Ohio re COVID-19

Ohio Should Increase Opportunities for Absentee Voting During the COVID-19 Crisis

We urge Ohio to take immediate action to ease and modify absentee ballot laws so that thousands of voters are not disenfranchised during Ohio’s March 17, 2020 primary.
Testimony and Public Comment
Brenda Wright
Jen Miller
Ezra Rosenberg
Pooja Chaudhuri

Keep That Same Energy

About the event series for black and brown millennials
Campaign
Shanaé Bass
David Perrin
Lesley Williams

Notice Letter to Rensselaer County Board of Elections

Re: Announced Policy's Violation of Sections 5 and 8 of the National Voter Registration Act
Litigation
Chiraag Bains
Ben Berwick

NVRA Complaint Against Rensselaer County Board of Elections

A newly announced policy of the Rensselaer County Board of Elections violates the National Voter Registration Act
Litigation

Letter to Rensselaer County Board of Elections

The County announced it would “immediately” begin sharing the identities of persons who register to vote through the DMV with the Immigration and Customs Service (“ICE”). This is in violation of Sections 5 and 8 of the NVRA.
Litigation
Chiraag Bains

How an Important Federal Law Can Help Millions of Low-Income People Register to Vote Through State Public Assistance Agencies

A Primer for Advocates on the National Voter Registration Act
Policy Briefs
FRAC
Demos

When the Rainbow is Not Enough

LGB+ Voices in the 2019 Black Census
Research
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research

Debt to Society: The Case for Bold, Equitable Student Loan Cancellation and Reform

The Case for Bold, Equitable Student Loan Cancellation and Reform
Research
Mark Huelsman

Amicus Brief in Fowler v. Benson

The suspension of driver’s licenses for unpaid criminal justice fines and fees should be found unconstitutional.
Litigation
Demos
National Council for Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women

More Black than Blue

The Black Futures Lab’s Black Census Project is the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States since Reconstruction.
Research
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research

Demos Objects to the Department of Labor’s Proposed Overtime Rule

The Department's proposed "EAP Rule" fails to sufficiently safeguard working people.
Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub