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Improving Elections in the United States: Voices from the Field IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: VOICES FROM THE FIELD A REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON VOTING RIGHTS SEPTEMBER 2015 Disclaimer The opinions expressed in this report are those of the National Commission on Voting Rights and do not necessarily reflect those of NCVR sponsors or supporters. Report Written by Tova Wang and Maria Peralta Report Design by SW Creatives, LLC © 2015 by Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law All rights reserved. Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20005 202-662-8600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org http://www.votingrightstoday.org IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: VOICES FROM THE FIELD A REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON VOTING RIGHTS SEPTEMBER 2015 IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: VOICES FROM THE FIELD IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: CONTENTS V Acknowledgements 7 Introduction 10 Timeline: A History of Election Administration in the U.S. Since 1965 15 Section 1: Voter Registration Same Day Registration Encourages Turnout And Participation Online Registration: Cost Effective And Convenient Pre-Registration: Encouraging Young People To Vote NVRA Settlements: Positive Impact But More Enforcement Needed IV 27 Section II: Voting And Election Day CONTENTS More Efficient Election Administration Systems Needed Using Innovation and Technology to Improve Elections Aging Machines and No Federal Funding on the Horizon NATIONAL COMMISSION ON VOTING RIGHTS NATIONAL Impact of Restrictive Voter ID Requirements Michigan and The Citizenship Checkbox Controversy 49 Section III: Expanding Access and Engaging all Eligible Voters Voting Rights for Americans with Disabilities Disenfranchisement Of Persons With Felony Convictions Paving The Way For A New Generation Of Voters What’s New in the States 73 Conclusion 74 Endnotes IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: VOICES FROM THE FIELD IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The National Commission on Voting Rights and its staff and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law are grateful to the many people without whom the Commission’s work would not have been accomplished. NCVR SPECIAL NATIONAL PARTNER THE NCVR extends particular thanks to the NAACP, an exceptional partner, which participated in all of its 25 hearings. NCVR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS STEERING COMMITTEE V American Civil Liberties Union League of Women Voters ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC League of Young Voters Asian American Legal Defense and Education National Action Network Fund National Association of Latino Elected Officials Brennan Center for Justice National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Campaign Legal Center National Congress of American Indians Common Cause National Disability Rights Network COMMISSION ON VOTING RIGHTS NATIONAL Democracy Initiative National Urban League NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Rainbow Push Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights OTHER SUPPORTING NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFL-CIO National Council on Independent Living Demos Rock the Vote Mi Familia Vota State Voices National Council of La Raza NCVR HEARINGS: STATE AND LOCAL SPONSORS Alabama Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Alabama State Conference of the NAACP League of Women Voters National Congress of Black Women Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational YLK Birmingham-Metro Chapter National Fund Congress of Black Women National Action Network National Association for the Advancement of Arizona Colored People American Civil Liberties Union Arizona One Arizona Arizona Advocacy Network Arizona State College of Law Indian Legal Clinic California Arizona Students Association American Civil Liberties Union of California IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: VOICES FROM THE FIELD IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles Disability Rights Florida California Common Cause Florida New Majority California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation Florida State Conference of the NAACP California-Hawaii State Conference NAACP LatinoJustice PRLDEF Disability Rights California League of Women Voters of Florida Dolores Huerta Foundation National Council of Jewish Women Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational National Lawyers Guild, University of Miami Fund Student Chapter Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San SEIU Florida Francisco Bay Area Voting Rights Coalition of Palm Beach County VI National Action Network Voting Rights Coalition of South Florida National Association for the Advancement of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Colored People Georgia National Association of Latino Elected and American Civil Liberties Union Appointed Officials Educational Fund American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia The Greenlining Institute African American Ministers in Action UC Hasting College of Law, Center for State and Asian American Legal Advocacy Center, Inc. of NATIONAL COMMISSION ON VOTING RIGHTS NATIONAL Local Government Law Georgia Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. Denver Regional (Colorado and New Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials Mexico) Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda Colorado Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Georgia State Conference of the NAACP Under Law League of Women Voters of Georgia Colorado Common Cause National Action Network Common Cause New Mexico ProGeorgia The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Sarah Shalf, Professor, Emory University School Older People of Law Elections Task Force of the Colorado Lawyers Committee Illinois Sturm College of Law, University of Denver Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Under Law Older People. Kansas City Regional (Kansas, Iowa, Florida Missouri and Nebraska) Advancement Project American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa American Civil Liberties Union of Florida American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri University of Miami Student Chapter American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska Center for Independent Living of South Florida Common Cause Nebraska Common Cause Disability Rights Center of Kansas IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: VOICES FROM THE FIELD IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: Disability Rights Iowa Trustee, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Disability Rights Nebraska Under Law Iowa Citizen Action Network Latino American Commission Michigan Latinos Unidos of Iowa APAI Vote- Michigan League of Women Voters of Iowa Common Cause Michigan League of Women Voters of Kansas D. Augustus Straker Bar Association LULAC of Iowa Detroit Branch of the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of League of Women Voters of Michigan Colored People Michigan Department of Civil Rights NAACP Kansas State Conference Michigan Election Reform Alliance VII NAACP Iowa-Nebraska State Conference Michigan State Conference of the NAACP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS National Action Network National Action Network National Lawyers Guild of Kansas City Sierra Club Michigan Nebraska Appleseed Nebraskans for Civic Reform Minneapolis Regional (Minnesota Sunflower Community Action and Wisconsin) University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin COMMISSION ON VOTING RIGHTS NATIONAL Foundation Louisiana Board for People with Development Disabilities ACLU of Louisiana Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota Advocacy Center Common Cause Minnesota Delgado Community College Disability Rights Wisconsin Foundation for Louisiana FairVote Minnesota Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy League of Women Voters Minnesota Louisiana Justice Institute League of Women Voters Wisconsin Louisiana State Conference NAACP Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid/Minnesota Disability Law One Voice Louisiana Center Puentes New Orleans, Inc. Milwaukee NAACP Urban League of Greater New Orleans Minnesota Public Interest Research Group Kim M. Boyle, Partner, Phelps Dunbar LLP; Board Minnesota State Voice of Directors, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil One Wisconsin Institute Rights Under Law One Wisconsin Now Jennifer Coco St. Paul NAACP Jacques Morial Take Action Minnesota John Pierre of Southern University Law Center Voces de la Frontera Bill Quigley of Loyola Law School Hon. Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Louisiana Baltimore Regional (Delaware, D.C., Third Circuit Court of Appeal; Honorary Lifetime and Maryland) University of Baltimore School of Law IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: VOICES FROM THE FIELD IMPROVING ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: Mississippi Boston Regional (Maine, Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP Massachusetts, New Hampshire, American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi Rhode Island, and Vermont) Common Cause Mississippi American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts League of Women Voters of Mississippi Common Cause Massachusetts League of Women Voters of Jackson Area Demos Mississippi Center for Justice Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Southern Echo Economic Justice Tunica Teens League of Women Voters of Massachusetts upGrade Mississippi MassVote VIII MIRA Coalition Nashville Regional (Arkansas, New England Area Conference of the NAACP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Progressive Massachusetts West Virginia) Springfield Institute American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee Suffolk University Government Department Black Women’s Roundtable Suffolk University Law School Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts NATIONAL
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