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- April 9, 2010
- A Voice of Reason
- New York Times Read Full Article
- By Bob Herbert
- Tags: Credit Card Debt | Debt | Economic Challenges of Young People | Election Administration | Middle Class | National Voter Registration Act | Retirement Security | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Student Loans and Student Loan Debt | Voter Registration | Wall Street
- February 25, 2010
- Maryland's Voters Would Benefit from Same Day Registration; Bill Debate Starts Today
- Turnout Increases of 4.3 Percent Likely Under Current Proposed Legislation
Annapolis, MD--In the historic 2008 presidential election, Maryland ranked 12th among states in voter participation by eligible residents. Voter participation in Maryland could significantly increase if the state passes Same Day Registration (SDR) into law, according to a new report published today by Demos and released in collaboration with ACLU of Maryland.
Same Day Registration significantly improves voter participation in states where it is law, and today the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Maryland General Assembly, is holding a hearing on a new SDR bill, Senate Bill 417.
- Read: Same Day Voter Registration in Maryland
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- January 7, 2010
- A Way to Get More People to the Polls
- Brockton Enterprise News Read Full Article
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- January 2, 2010
- Same-Day Voter Registration Proposal Has Pros and Cons
- Daily News Tribune Read Full Article
- By Jen Judson
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Brenda Wright
- December 14, 2009
- Demos Promotes Participatory Democracy
- As Demos approaches its 10-year anniversary, a profile of where Demos was and where it is now.
- Huffington Post Read Full Article
- By Michael Sigman
- Tags: Election Administration | Expanding Civic Engagement | Modernizing Voter Registration | National Voter Registration Act | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- November 5, 2009
- Same Day Voter Registration Among Key Reforms in DC Election Reform Bill
- Miles Rapoport
Washington, DC--As Americans went to the polls this week to vote in critical state and local elections, the Council of the District of Columbia displayed national leadership on election reform and voting rights by passing sweeping election reform legislation.
The Omnibus Election Reform Act contains many crucial voter-friendly reforms: It will allow people to register and vote on Election Day, and to register to vote at the DC Department of Corrections and the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. It also calls on the District to study the feasibility of automatic registration of all eligible voters--the gold standard of voter registration modernization. These and other provisions of the new law can help boost voter turnout in the District, which placed among the 15 states with the lowest voting rates in the 2008 presidential election.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in IowaSame Day Voter Registration in North Carolina
- Tags: Expanding Civic Engagement | Felon Disfranchisement | Modernizing Voter Registration | National Voter Registration Act | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- November 3, 2009
- D.C. Takes Up Same Day Registration, So Should Congress
- Huffington Post Read Full Article
- By Sen. Russ Feingold and Rep. Keith Ellison
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in IowaHow Same Day Registration Became Law in North Carolina
- Tags: Modernizing Voter Registration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- November 2, 2009
- Can We Get Some Small-d Democracy?
- The Nation Read Full Article
- By Katrina vanden Heuvel
- Tags: Expanding Civic Engagement | Modernizing Voter Registration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Miles Rapoport
- October 29, 2009
- Demos Applauds Senator Feingold and Representative Ellison for Introducing Same Day Voter Registration Bill
- Federal Proposal Would Increase Voter Participation Nationwide
New York, NY--This week, Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota), introduced legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives that would allow for Same Day Registration (SDR) in all federal elections. With SDR, individuals who missed their states' voter registration deadline can register to vote on Election Day or the period leading up to it, and then cast a valid ballot. Nine states currently offer Same Day Registration. The bill is also cosponsored in the Senate by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Jon Tester (D-MT), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and John Kerry (D-MA). House cosponsors include Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Bob Filner (D-CA), and James Oberstar (D-MN).
- Read: Election Day Registration: Best PracticesElection Day Voter Registration in IowaElection Day Voter Registration in MassachusettsElection Day Voter Registration in NebraskaElection Day Voter Registration in New MexicoSame Day Voter Registration in North Carolina
- Tags: Modernizing Voter Registration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- October 19, 2009
- Election Day Registration May Result in Higher Voter Turnout
- Journal Star Read Full Article
- By Nancy Hicks
- Read: Election Day Registration in NebraskaInterim Study to Examine the Issue of Election Day Registration
- Tags: Modernizing Voter Registration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- October 18, 2009
- Election-Turnout Ideas Debated
- Omaha World Herald Read Full Article
- Read: Election Day Registration in NebraskaInterim Study to Examine the Issue of Election Day Registration
- Tags: Modernizing Voter Registration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- July 27, 2009
- Election Day Registration
- The District's smart proposal has only one flaw.
- Washington Post Read Full Article
- By Editorial
- Read: Same Day Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- June 18, 2009
- Omnibus Election Reform Bill Introduced in District of Columbia
- Statement from Election Policy Center Demos; Applauds Same Day Registration, Other Sweeping Changes
- Steven Carbo
Washington, DC--This week, Washington DC City Councilmembers Mary Cheh and Harry Thomas, Jr., and Council Chairman Vincent Gray, introduced a comprehensive reform bill that would modernize elections in the District of Columbia. Today, Steven Carbo issued the following statement in support of the bill.
- Read: Election Day RegistrationElection Day Registration: A Ground Level ViewElection Day Registration: Best Practices
- Tags: Election Administration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- June 16, 2009
- A Win for Ohio Voters
- State Agrees to Make Changes in Ohio's Electoral Process; 6/17 Press Conference
Columbus, Ohio--The League of Women Voters of Ohio, the League of Women Voters of Toledo-Lucas County and a dozen Ohio citizens reached a historic agreement with the State of Ohio to fix defects in the way Ohio conducts its elections. The League of Women Voters of Ohio will hold a press conference at 11 AM on Wednesday June 17, 2009 in the Ladies Gallery of the Ohio Statehouse to discuss details of the historic settlement agreement reached on the Ohio Elections System.
- Read: 6th Circuit Court Decision in Ohio Election Administration Lawsuit
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | National Voter Registration Act | Voter Registration | Election Administration | Expanding Civic Engagement
- June 13, 2009
- Registration And Voting On Same Day Sought in D.C.
- Washington Post Read Full Article
- By Tim Craig
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Steven Carbo
- May 27, 2009
- Election Day Registration Bill Passes Connecticut General Assembly
- Statement from Demos President Miles Rapoport
- Miles Rapoport
Hartford, Connecticut--Yesterday, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow the state's citizens to register and vote on Election Day. In response, Miles Rapoport, former Connecticut Secretary of State and President of Demos, a national public policy center, issued the following statement praising the vote, urging the state Senate to vote on the bill before the end of session, and asking Governor Rell to sign it into law:
- Read: Election Day Registration: Best Practices
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- May 22, 2009
- A Call For Universal Voter Registration
- The Nation Read Full Article
- By Katrina vanden Heuvel
- Read: Unequal Access
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | National Voter Registration Act | Voter Registration | Modernizing Voter Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Regina M. Eaton
- April 24, 2009
- Testimony, Research Presented At New York State Senate Hearing on Election Day Registration
New York-- This week, the New York State Senate Committee on Elections began a series of public hearings on a package of election reform proposals, beginning with an event yesterday in Buffalo with another scheduled in New York City today, Friday, April 24. Others are planned through the summer. Among the reforms to be discussed at the hearings are a pair of bills--S1616, introduced by Senator David J. Valesky and S S3372, introduced by Committee Chair Joseph P. Addabbo--that would clear the way for a constitutional amendment to allow people to register and vote on the same day.
- Read: Hearing of the New York State Standing Committee on ElectionsMaking Voting Easier
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- March 25, 2009
- Two New Publications Support Election Day Registration Proposals
- Implementation Guide, Report on 2008 Election BOOST Reform Momentum Now In States
New York, NY--The 2008 election had the highest voter participation on record-more than 64 percent of the overall electorate, or 130 million people- and nowhere were those numbers higher than in states that allowed people to register and vote on the same day. The procedures in those states that support this high turnout, known as Election Day Registration (EDR) and/or Same Day registration (SDR), are increasingly recognized as critical reforms that work to bring millions of Americans into the democratic process, and do so in a way that is safe and cost effective for states.
- Read: Election Day Registration: Best Practices
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- February 27, 2009
- New Mexico Assembly Passes Same Day Registration Bill
- Demos Calls for Senate Vote Before End of Session
Santa Fe, New Mexico--This week, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed HB 52, a "Same Day Registration" (SDR) bill that would allow New Mexico's voters to register and vote on the same day during the early voting period. In response, Miles Rapoport, president of Demos, a national public policy center, and former Secretary of the State of Connecticut, issued a statement praising the vote and urging the state senate to vote on the bill before the end of session on March 21.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- February 26, 2009
- Testimony, Research Presented At Maryland Senate Hearing on Election Day Voter Registration
- EDR States Lead Nation in Voter Participation; Maryland Could See High Increases In Turnout
Annapolis, MD--Today, February 26, 2009, the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Maryland General Assembly is holding a hearing on SB 514, a bill to amend the state constitution to allow for Election Day Voter Registration (EDR). The hearing is convened by Sen. Joan Carter Conway, Chair, and Sen. Roy P. Dyson, Vice-Chair.
- Read: Elective Franchise: Registration and Voting on Election Day
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- February 19, 2009
- Testimony Research Presented at Maryland General Assembly Committee Hearing on Election Day Voter Registration
- EDR States Lead Nation in Voter Participation; Maryland Could See High Increases In Voter Participation
Annapolis, MD--Today, the House Ways and Means Committee of the Maryland General Assembly is holding a hearing on HB 476, a bill to amend the state constitution to allow for Election Day Voter Registration (EDR). The hearing is convened by Representatives Hixson and Doory.
To inform the proceedings, the national and non-partisan public policy research center Demos, which is engaged in a nationwide campaign to promote Election Day Voter Registration, submitted the following materials for committee review.- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- February 18, 2009
- Testimony by Miles Rapoport, Research Presented at Connecticut Joint Legislative Hearing on Election Day Voter Registration
- EDR States Lead Nation in Voter Participation; Turnout Could Increase 6% In Connecticut
Hartford, CT--Today, the Connecticut Joint Legislative Committee on Government Administration and Elections is holding a hearing on HB 6435, a bill to enact Election Day Voter Registration (EDR) in Connecticut. The hearing is convened by State Senator Schlossberg and Representative Spallone, and the bill is sponsored by Representative Andy Fleischmann, who introduced it in the Connecticut General Assembly.
To inform the proceedings, the national and non-partisan public policy research center Demos, which is engaged in a nationwide campaign to promote Election Day Voter Registration, submitted the following materials for committee review.- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- February 18, 2009
- Expert Testimony, Research Presented at Nebraska Legislative Hearing on Election Day Voter Registration
- Voter Turnout Could Increase more than 5 % , or Nearly 70,000 Nebraskans
Lincoln, NE--Today, Nebraska State Senator Bill Avery is convening a hearing before the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee on LB125, a bill to enact Election Day Voter Registration (EDR) in Nebraska.
To inform the proceedings, the national and non-partisan public policy research center Demos, which is engaged in a nationwide campaign to promote Election Day Voter Registration, submitted the following materials for committee review.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Nebraska
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- January 28, 2009
- Rep. Joe Cervantes Proposes Same-Day Voter Registration
- New Mexico Independent Read Full Article
- By Heath Haussamen
New Mexico State Rep. Joseph Cervantes has introducted a bill that would allow voters to register and vote on the same day, supported by research by Demos that shows if New Mexico adopts EDR, voter turnout could increase as much as nearly 6%.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- January 28, 2009
- Legislator Pushes Election Day Voter Registration
- Associated Press Read Full Article
- By Kathleen Miller
Only months after voters in Maryland endorsed a bill that would allow voters to cast a ballot two weeks before an election, momentum is buiding for Election Day Registration, where Delegate Kirill Reznik (D-Montgomery) has drafted a bill that would all voters to register and vote on the same day.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Steven Carbo
- November 14, 2008
- Same-Day Registration Leads to 184,000 New Voters in North Carolina
- Statement from Election Policy Center Demos; Election Day Registration Should Be Extended to All States
- Stuart Comstock-Gay
New York, NY--North Carolina's "Same-Day Registration" (SDR) law allowed 184,000 eligible voters to participate in the 2008 Presidential Election, according to recently published data. Of the 184,000 registrations, 91,000 were first-time voters, and 93,000 were updating their registration. In response to the overwhelming success in North Carolina, Stuart Comstock-Gay, Director of the Democracy Program at Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy institution, released the following statement.
- Read: Same Day Voter Registration in North Carolina
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- November 2, 2008
- In New Hampshire, a Great Way to Vote
- Concord Monitor Read Full Article
- Deborah Stone
- Tags: Election Administration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- November 2, 2008
- Voter Turnout Low in America
- Albany Times Union Read Full Article
- By Brian Ettkin
Demos' election research offers suggestions for helping increase turnout in presidential and midterm elections.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- October 20, 2008
- Election Day Registration Important to Democracy
- Batt (Texas A&M) Read Full Article
- By Ian McPhail
Demos' election research is cited as a reason to expand Election Day Registration.
- Tags: Election Administration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- October 19, 2008
- Look to 2012 By Adding Election Day Registration
- Albany Times Union Read Full Article
- By Fran Clark
Demos' election research underscores the potential benefit to voters of adding Election Day Registration in New York State.
- Tags: Election Administration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- October 16, 2008
- Demos Publishes Election Primer for Journalists
- Regularly Updated Document Covers Election Administration, Voting Rights and Legal Challenges
- Read: 2008 Election Primer
- Tags: Election Administration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Help America Vote Act (HAVA) | Other Election Issues | Provisional Balloting | National Voter Registration Act | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity | Voter Registration | Voting Technology
- October 7, 2008
- Demos Opposes Latest Effort by Ohio GOP to Cancel Voter Registrations of Thousands of Ohioans
Columbus, OH--Demos and other voting rights advocates filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio today urging the court to protect Ohio voters against unlawful purges on the eve of the presidential election. The Ohio GOP has asked the court to require mass purges of voters who have registered since January 1, 2008, if last-minute "matching" process shows any discrepancy between voter registration and motor vehicle records.
- Read: Amicus Brief in GOP Voter Roll Lawsuit
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration | Other Election Issues
- September 29, 2008
- Ohio's Same-Day Registration for Early Voting Upheld by Federal Court
- Ruling Praised by Election Policy Center Demos
Cleveland, OH--Ohio voters will be able to register and vote an absentee ballot on the same day during the state's early voting period, from September 30th through October 6th, thanks to rulings today in three separate lawsuits in state and federal court.
- Read: Ohio SDR Supreme Court OpinionOpinion in Ohio SDR for Early Voting, Northern District CourtOpinion in Ohio SDR for Early Voting, Southern District Court
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- September 24, 2008
- Amicus To Uphold Ohio's "Same Day Registration Law" Filed
- Demos Joins National Groups in Legal Fight
Columbus, OH--Demos and other voting rights advocates filed a brief in the Ohio Supreme Court today urging the court to uphold Ohio.s procedures allowing a period of Same-Day Registration (SDR) for the upcoming November 2008 election. Under provisions that have been in place since 2006, eligible Ohio voters can register and cast an absentee ballot on the same day if they appear in person at their local board of elections from September 30th through October 6th, after which registration closes. Ohio Republicans have sued to halt the practice, and today's filing responds to that lawsuit.
- Read: Amicus Brief in Support of SDR in Ohio
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- September 10, 2008
- Our 8-Track Tape Voting System
- Huffington Post Read Full Article
- Allison H. Fine
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration | Election Administration | Voting Technology
- August 14, 2008
- Ohio to Have Version of "Same Day Registration" for Early Voting
- National Voting Rights Center Demos Responds
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- August 4, 2008
- Election Day Registration Bill Stalls in Massachusetts
- "House Not Taking Up Critical Bill a Disservice to Voters," Says Demos
In response, Miles Rapoport, president of Demos, a national public policy center, which has been engaged in a state-by-state campaign to pass EDR into law for the last seven years, issued a statement.- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- July 29, 2008
- Massachusetts Senate Passes Election Day Registration Bill
- Demos Calls for House Vote Before July 31 End of Session
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- July 29, 2008
- Demos Praises Passage of Massachusetts Senate EDR Bill, Urges House to Act
- Miles Rapoport
Boston, MA--Today, the Massachusetts Senate passed an "Election Day Registration" (EDR) bill that would allow Commonwealth voters to register and vote on election day as early as November 2008, if signed into law this summer. In response, Miles Rapoport, president of Demos, a national public policy center, and former Secretary of the State of Connecticut, issued the following statement praising the vote and urging the Massachusetts House to vote on the bill before the July 31 end of the 2008 legislative session.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- June 26, 2008
- Election Day Registration BIll Stalled in State Senate
- Bay State Banner Read Full Article
- Stuart Comstock-Gay
- By Matt Skibinski
- Tags: Election Administration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- May 16, 2008
- Critical "Same Day Registration" Law Led to Over 22,000 New Primary Election Voters
- Statement from Election Policy Center, Demos, On Impact of SDR Reform
New York, NY--North Carolina's new "Same Day Registration" (SDR) law allowed 22,293 new voters to participate in the state's high-turnout, May 6 primary election, according to recently published data. Demos, a national election policy center that has conducted nationwide research examining the impact of same day registration and voting laws, and which worked with North Carolina officials to inform the passage of their SDR law, released the following statement.
- Read: Same Day Voter Registration in North Carolina
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- May 9, 2008
- Expanding democracy in Massachusetts
- Amherst Bulletin Read Full Article
- By Leo Maley
- Read: Election Day RegistrationElection Day Voter Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity
- May 1, 2008
- Federal "Election Day Registration Bill" Introduced
- Statement from Election Policy Center Demos outlines EDR's Success
- Read: Same Day Voter Registration in North Carolina
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- April 22, 2008
- Lawmakers weigh last-minute voter registration
- Charleston Daily Mail Read Full Article
- By Justin D. Anderson
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- April 2, 2008
- More democracy now
- Why Beacon Hill should allow same-day voter registration
- Phoenix Read Full Article
- By Editorial
- Read: Election Day Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- March 20, 2008
- Election Day Registration Would Boost Voter Participation in Massachusetts, According to New Report
- Turnout Increases of 5 to 10 Percent Possible Under Legislation Currently Before Statehouse
Boston, MA--Voter participation in Massachusetts will significantly increase if the state passes Election Day Registration (EDR) into law, according to a new report published today by national public policy and election reform research center Demos and released in collaboration with MassVote.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- March 17, 2008
- New Study Showing Impact of EDR in Massachusetts to be Announced at 3/20 Press Briefing
- Projected Increases in voter Participation to be Announced as Legislation Moves Through Statehouse
A briefing for journalists on new report, Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts, to be published on March 20, 2008 by the non-partisan public policy center Demos, and announced in collaboration with MassVOTE, a Massachusetts-based voting rights organization.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- March 14, 2008
- Vt. lawmakers mull idea of same-day voter registration
- By Daniel Barlow
- Read: Election Day Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- February 28, 2008
- Demos Denounces Police Report's Attacks on Wisconsin Voter Registration Law
- Report from Milwaukee Police Department Investigation Unit is Misleading State on Efficacy of Election Day Registration
New York, NY--Today, Miles Rapoport, President of the national, nonpartisan election reform and voting rights organization Demos, issued the following statement in response to a new report on the 2004 general election, published this week by the Special Investigations Unit of the Milwaukee Police Department, and its attacks on Wisconsin's 33-year old Election Day Registration law.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity | Voter Registration
- February 28, 2008
- National Voting Rights Group Denounces Police Report's Attacks on Wisconsin Voter Registration Law
- "Report from Milwaukee Police Department Investigation Unit is Misleading State on Efficacy of Election Day Registration"
New York, NY--Today, Miles Rapoport, President of Demos, issued the following statement in response to a new report on the 2004 general election, published this week by the Special Investigations Unit of the Milwaukee Police Department, and its attacks on Wisconsin's 33-year old Election Day Registration law. The report was released without the endorsement of the U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI, the Milwaukee mayor, the Milwaukee County District Attorney, or the Milwaukee Chief of Police--members of a task force formed to investigate voting irregularities in Milwaukee in 2004. An editorial in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel took exception with the report's call for repeal of Election Day Registration and a strict new voter ID requirement.
- Tags: Election Administration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity | Voter Registration
- February 11, 2008
- Election Day Registration: Combating Voter Disenfranchisement in Contemporary Elections
- DMI Blog Read Full Article
- By Harry Moroz
- Read: Election Day Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Miles Rapoport
- February 9, 2008
- Election Day registration's time has come
- Journal Star Read Full Article
- By Editorial
- Read: Election Day Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- February 5, 2008
- Welcome, voters
- Boston Globe Read Full Article
- By Editorial
- Read: Election Day Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- February 1, 2008
- ASUN members push for same day registration approval
- Daily Nebraskan Read Full Article
- By Ryan Boetel
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Stuart Comstock-Gay
- January 24, 2008
- Tune In, Drop In, Vote Now: A Simpler Path to the Polls
- New York Times Read Full Article
- By Peter Applebome
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Regina M. Eaton
- January 18, 2008
- EDR Emerging As Target of Voter Suppression Activists
- OpEdNews.com Read Full Article
- By Project Vote
- Read: Election Day Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- October 17, 2007
- Election day voters left hanging by bill
- Badger Herald Read Full Article
- By Hannah Karns
- Read: Election Day Registration
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- July 25, 2007
- Demos Applauds Same-Day Registration Law in North Carolina; Urges DOJ Preclearance
- Stuart Comstock-Gay
NEW YORK--Demos applauds North Carolina Governor Mike Easley for signing the Same Day Registration bill passed by the North Carolina Legislature. SDR allows eligible but unregistered voters to register to vote and cast a ballot during the state's early voting period. The bill was introduced and shepherded through the legislature by Rep. Deborah Ross and Sen. Larry Shaw.
- Read: Same Day Voter Registration in North Carolina
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- May 10, 2007
- Response to 5/2007 NY Election Reforms
- Steven Carbo
New York, NY--This week, Governor Spitzer proposed a broad overhaul of New York's election laws, including Election Day Registration (EDR), a reform that allows eligible voters to register and vote on the day of elections, and the creation of an independent redistricting commission. In response, Steven Carbó, Senior Program Director of the Democracy Program at Demos, a national voting rights and election reform policy center, issued the following statement:
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- April 4, 2007
- Demos Applauds Iowa Governor, Legislature For Signing EDR Law
- Stuart Comstock-Gay
NEW YORK--Demos applauds Iowa Governor Chet Culver for signing a bill passed by the Iowa State Legislature to enact Election Day Registration. EDR allows eligible voters who are unregistered to cast a ballot on Election Day. Iowa is the eighth state in the nation to implement EDR. The others are Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Maine and Idaho.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Iowa
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- April 4, 2007
- Why Progressives Should Be Fighting for Election Day Registration
- Huffington Post Read Full Article
- By Joel Barkin
Demos, a leading a non-partisan public policy research and good government advocacy organization recently found that EDR increases turnout by 10-12%.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- March 28, 2007
- Demos Applauds Introduction of "Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007" in US House of Representatives
- Stuart Comstock-Gay
NEW YORK/WASHGINTON DC--Demos applauds US Representatives Emanuel, Conyers, Holt, Becerra, Honda and Ellison on their introduction of the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, and calls for swift consideration in Congress. The House Judiciary Committee is expected to consider the legislation today, March 28, 2007. Senators Obama and Schumer introduced their Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, S. 453, on January 31, 2007. Demos' Democracy Program Director Stuart Comstock-Gay issued the following statement of support:
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | National Voter Registration Act | Race | Voter Registration
- March 27, 2007
- Senate passes election-day voter registration
- Globe Gazette Read Full Article
- By Dan Gearino
Demos, a Washington D.C.-based advocacy group, issued a report Tuesday that says Iowa would have had 4.9 percent higher turnout in the 2004 general election if Election Day registration had been in place. Iowa set a turnout record in 2004, with more than 1.5 million ballots cast, which was roughly two-thirds of the voting-age population.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Iowa
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- March 22, 2007
- Report: Iowa's Would Get Voter Participation Boost With EDR
- Stuart Comstock-Gay
Des Moines, IA--Voter participation in Iowa will significantly increase if the state passes Election Day Registration (EDR) into law, according to a new report published today by national election reform research and policy group Demos and released in collaboration with the Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN). The Iowa House this week passed an EDR bill (HF653) and the state Senate is expected to take up the bill on Monday, March 26.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Iowa
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Expanding Civic Engagement
- March 21, 2007
- House OKs voter registration on Election Day
- Globe Gazette Read Full Article
- By Dan Gearino
In the election last November, states with Election Day registration had 49 percent turnout, compared to 38 percent in all other states, according to Demos, an advocacy group that works for greater voter participation.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Iowa
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- March 14, 2007
- Demos Statement: Count Every Vote Act's Pro-Voter Reforms Should Get Wide Congressional Support
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY-Voters in the United States will benefit from much-needed solutions to an epidemic of election problems if Congress takes serious action on the Count Every Vote Act, re-introduced last week by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH). Miles Rapoport, President of Demos, a national election reform and voting rights research and policy organization, issued the following statement supporting key provisions in this legislation:
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Help America Vote Act (HAVA) | Provisional Balloting
- March 13, 2007
- Group urges legislators to approve vote day registration
- Radio Iowa Read Full Article
- By O.Kay Henderson
The leader of a national group is urging Iowa legislators to allow Iowans to walk into the polls and vote, without registering days in advance. Stuart Comstock-Gay, director of the Demos' Democracy Program, says it's a reform that encourages more people to vote.
- Read: Election Day Voter Registration in Iowa
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- Staff Mentioned: Stuart Comstock-Gay
- February 22, 2007
- Election Day Registration A Success in 2006
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY - More than three-quarters of a million Americans were able to cast their ballot in November 2006 because of Election Day Registration (EDR), according to a new report published this week by Demos.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- November 19, 2006
- Guest Opinion: Montana's Election-Day Registration Successful
- Billings Gazette Read Full Article
- Miles Rapoport
Demos President Miles Rapoport and Former Motanta Secretary of State Mike Cooney comment on the November election results in Montana and the role of the nearly 3,700 people in the state who were able to register and vote on Election Day.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- November 7, 2006
- Statement from Demos President Miles Rapoport: Problems at Polls Reported
- Miles Rapoport
New York--Miles Rapoport, President of Demos, a national public policy and research center, and former Secretary of the State of Connecticut, issued the following statement on emerging problems on Election Day:
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Expanding Civic Engagement | Help America Vote Act (HAVA) | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity | Voter Registration | Voting Technology
- November 6, 2006
- Decision 2006: How Will We Run Our Elections?
- The Hill Read Full Article
- Miles Rapoport
Demos President Miles Rapoport comments on the November 2006 election as a fundamental moment for deciding the future of our country.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Felon Disfranchisement | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity | Voter Registration | Voting Technology
- October 22, 2006
- A call for Election Day registration
- Daily Targum Read Full Article
- By Joe Takach
A panel on Election Day Registration spoke last Thursday at Trayes Hall on the Douglass Campus to address the benefits of EDR. The New Jersey American Civil Liberties Union, the Eagleton Institute of Politics and New Jersey Policy Perspective Demos sponsored the event in an effort to raise awareness on the subject.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- October 19, 2006
- Voting Advocates Call on NJ to Improve Access to the Ballot Box
NEWARK, NJ--In an effort to increase voter participation in the Garden State, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and other high-profile voter rights' advocates, during a public forum today, will urge New Jersey to reform state election law to allow residents in future elections to register to vote up to and including Election Day. This proposal, if adopted, would replacing the current system under which anyone who registers less than 21 days before an election is barred from voting until the following election. Six of the seven states that allow Election Day registration have the nation's highest voter turnout rates.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Expanding Civic Engagement
- October 17, 2006
- Provisional Ballot Problems Loom For November 7, According to New Publication
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY--Provisional ballots could again be a leading concern at the polls this year, with new figures showing one in three--more than 650,000 of 2 million cast--were left uncounted or discarded in 2004, according to a new briefing paper by Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy and research center.
- Read: Provisional Ballots
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Help America Vote Act (HAVA) | Provisional Balloting
- October 9, 2006
- Incumbent Galvin wins secretary of state poll
- SouthCoastToday.com Read Full Article
- By David Kibbe
Bonifaz founded the National Voting Rights Institute, which is based in Boston, and now serves as its general counsel. Bonifaz supported the state's Clean Elections law, which the Legislature did not fund and ultimately abolished for legislative candidates in the midst of a fiscal crisis.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- December 21, 2005
- Miles Rapoport On Election Day Registration Ruling by US Circuit Court in Hartford
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY--Today, Miles Rapoport, former Secretary of the State of Connecticut and current president of Demos, a national voting rights and election reform research and advocacy organization, issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz ruled that the legislature should decide whether voters can register and vote on Election Day.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- December 6, 2005
- Election Day Registration Paid Off
Demos, a non-partisan election reform group, said higher voter turnout, especially among youth, reversed a decades-old trend of low electoral participation. The group said about 120 million voted in the Nov. 2 election, an increase of 15 million voters from 2000.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- September 20, 2005
- Demos Responds to Carter-Baker Commission Report
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY--Today, Miles Rapoport, President of Demos, a national voting rights and public policy research organization, issued the following statement in response to election policy recommendations published in the new report from the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform:
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Felon Disfranchisement | Poll Worker Training | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity
- August 16, 2005
- State Legislators Gathered For National Conference Urged To Support Pro-Voter Election Reforms
New York, NY--Today, Miles Rapoport, President of Demos and former Secretary of the State of Connecticut, issued the following statement applauding state legislatures that have supported reforms promoting voter participation and fair elections. Rapoport urges all attendees at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Conference in Seattle, Washington, this week to support similar reforms.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Felon Disfranchisement | Election Administration | Expanding Civic Engagement
- July 22, 2005
- Secretaries Of State Gathered For National Conference Urged To Support Pro-Voter Election Reforms
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY--Today, Miles Rapoport, President of Demos and former Secretary of the State of Connecticut, issued the following statement applauding Secretaries of State who have supported reforms that have lowered barriers to electoral participation. Rapoport urges all attendees at the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, this weekend to support similar reforms.
- Tags: Election Administration | Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Expanding Civic Engagement | Felon Disfranchisement | National Voter Registration Act | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity | Voter Registration
- June 24, 2005
- Election Day Registration Moves Ahead In Montana and Oregon; Litigation Pending in Connecticut
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY--Today Miles Rapoport, President of Demos, a leading national voting rights and election reform organization, issued the following statement in response to increasing momentum on Election Day registration (EDR) in the states:
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration
- December 20, 2004
- The Democracy We Deserve
- American Prospect Read Full Article
- Miles Rapoport
President Miles Rapoport highlights how the 2004 election confounded those who have blamed the flaws in our democracy on apathetic voters, apolitical young people, and a generalized culture of disengagement.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Help America Vote Act (HAVA) | National Voter Registration Act | Other Election Issues | Poll Worker Training | Provisional Balloting | Voter Fraud, Voter ID and Election Integrity | Voter Registration | Voting Technology
- December 6, 2004
- States with Election Day Registration Led Nation in Voter Turnout on Nov 2
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY - Advocates for democracy had one strong reason to cheer on election night: higher voter turnout, especially among youth, reversed a decades-old trend of low electoral participation. Although they are still counting votes in almost every state, it is clear that about 120 million will have voted in the election - an increase of 15 million voters from 2000.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Provisional Balloting
- October 29, 2004
- Demos Statement On Alleged Destruction Of Voter Registration Forms In Nevada
- Miles Rapoport
New York, NY -- Today Demos, a national, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting democracy, issued a statement regarding the brewing voter registration scandal in Nevada, where political consulting firm Sproul and Associates, sometimes operating as Voter Outreach of America, has been accused of destroying registration forms completed during a months-long voter registration drive
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Voter Registration
- May 13, 2003
- Wake Up Our Sleeping Giant: The Electorate
- Newsday Read Full Article
- David Callahan
Senior Fellow David Callahan proposes ways to increase low voter turnout rates in New York City and thus give the city more clout in Albany.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Expanding Civic Engagement | Help America Vote Act (HAVA) | National Voter Registration Act | Voter Registration
- November 6, 2002
- Failure to Enact Election Day Registration is Loss for Voters
- Steven Carbo
New York, NY-Propositions to enact Election Day Registration (EDR) in California and Colorado were defeated yesterday, preventing citizens from gaining the ability to register and vote on Election Day. The promise of EDR is that every citizen, including significant portions of the population that have traditionally been marginalized, have the opportunity to participate in the democratic process. If the propositions had been approved, it was expected that California and Colorado would have joined the nations six other states that have EDR in boasting higher voter turnout and registration rates than the national average.
- Tags: Same Day Registration/Election Day Registration | Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
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