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Voting & Elections 01.30.2017

DOJ and NY Attorney General Join Lawsuit Against NYC Board of Elections

Federal Justice Department and Attorney General Schneiderman join Common Cause Lawsuit against New York City Board of Elections

Voting & Elections 06.29.2016

The importance of voter registration

"This is not a conversation for the back burner ," Assemblywoman Latrice Walker said about voting rights at the Brooklyn NAACP Voter Engagement Conference on a recent Saturday morning. With panels of accomplished attorneys, politicians, and civil rights activists, members of the Brooklyn community gathered to discuss the NAACP Brooklyn Votes campaign and efforts to engage voters throughout the greater New York City area.

Voting & Elections 10.19.2015

"Motor Voting": When Will it Be New York's Turn?

This year, both Oregon and California passed automatic voter registration bills that streamline the voter registration process – New York State could do the same and have just one form that covers both driver’s license and voter registration.

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