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Young Elected Officials 2012 National Convening

Young Elected Officials 2012 National Convening. 3 Topics. The “War on Voting” Who is harmed by these laws? Looking ahead. Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. The “War on Voting”. The “War on Voting”. Types of restrictive voting laws. Proof-of-Citizenship Requirements.

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Young Elected Officials 2012 National Convening

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  1. Young Elected Officials 2012 National Convening

  2. 3 Topics • The “War on Voting” • Who is harmed by these laws? • Looking ahead Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

  3. The “War on Voting”

  4. The “War on Voting”

  5. Types of restrictive voting laws Proof-of-CitizenshipRequirements Cutbacks in Early Voting Opportunities Voter ID Laws Barriers to Rights Restoration Eliminating Same-DayRegistration Restrictions on Community-Based Voter Registration Drives

  6. Types of restrictive voting laws Proof-of-CitizenshipRequirements Cutbacks in Early Voting Opportunities Voter ID Laws Barriers to Rights Restoration Eliminating Same-DayRegistration Restrictions on Community-Based Voter Registration Drives

  7. Types of restrictive voting laws Proof-of-CitizenshipRequirements Cutbacks in Early Voting Opportunities Voter ID Laws Barriers to Rights Restoration Eliminating Same-DayRegistration Restrictions on Community-Based Voter Registration Drives

  8. Types of restrictive voting laws Proof-of-CitizenshipRequirements Cutbacks in Early Voting Opportunities Voter ID Laws Barriers to Rights Restoration Eliminating Same-DayRegistration Restrictions on Community-Based Voter Registration Drives

  9. Types of restrictive voting laws Proof-of-CitizenshipRequirements Cutbacks in Early Voting Opportunities Voter ID Laws Barriers to Rights Restoration Eliminating Same-DayRegistration Restrictions on Community-Based Voter Registration Drives

  10. Types of restrictive voting laws Proof-of-CitizenshipRequirements Cutbacks in Early Voting Opportunities Voter ID Laws Barriers to Rights Restoration Eliminating Same-DayRegistration Restrictions on Community-Based Voter Registration Drives

  11. Types of restrictive voting laws Proof-of-CitizenshipRequirements Cutbacks in Early Voting Opportunities Voter ID Laws Barriers to Rights Restoration Eliminating Same-DayRegistration Restrictions on Community-Based Voter Registration Drives

  12. 5 million

  13. Types of restrictive voting laws Voter ID Laws

  14. Boris Yankow / iStockphoto.com

  15. Governmentapproved photo ID

  16. Spotlight: Texas Accepted forms of ID: • Texas driver’s license or personal ID card • U.S. passport or military ID • Concealed handgun license • U.S. citizenship certificate • Election Identification Certificate (new)

  17. Spotlight: Texas Unacceptable forms of ID: • Student ID card from a Texas university • Out-of-state driver’s license • Utility bill, credit card bill, or bank statements • Texas state employee ID card • Federal employee ID card • Expired Texas driver’s license

  18. Who has photo ID? More than 605,000 Texas voters do not have a state-issued photo ID. Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

  19. Who has photo ID? National Picture: • 11% of eligible voters lack photo ID • 18% of eligible voters over 65 lack photo ID • 25% of African American voters lack photo ID Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

  20. Voter ID bills in 2011

  21. 2011 • Photo ID bills were introduced in 34 states • Photo ID bills were passed in 8 states • Prior to 2010, 0 states required photo ID at the polls Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

  22. Voter Fraud? Minnesota Majority Pro-voter-ID advertisement (2012)

  23. Wisconsin: 2004

  24. Wisconsin: 2004 ~ 3 million votes

  25. Wisconsin: 2004 7 illegal votes

  26. Wisconsin: 2004 0.0002%

  27. Types of restrictive voting laws Documentary Proof-of-CitizenshipRequirements

  28. Proof-of-Citizenship bills in 2011

  29. Types of restrictive voting laws Restrictions on Community-BasedVoter Registration

  30. Community-Based Voter Registration Taylor JonesPalm Beach Post Matthew StaverNew York Times

  31. Community-Based Voter Registration African-American and Latino voters aretwice as likely to register through drives as white voters.

  32. Restrictions on Voter Registration: Texas

  33. Restrictions on Voter Registration: Florida “Why would we make it any easier? I want ‘em to fight for it. I want ‘em to know what it’s like. I want ‘em to go down there and have to walk across town to go over and vote. . . . I want the people in the State of Florida to want to vote as badly as that person in Africa who is willing to walk 200 miles for that opportunity he’s never had before in his life. This should not be easy.” Florida Senator Bennett, May 5, 2011

  34. Restrictions on Voter Registration: Florida

  35. Restrictions on Voter Registration: Florida

  36. Restrictions on Voter Registration: Florida

  37. Voter registration restrictions in 2011

  38. Types of restrictive voting laws Cutbacks in Early VotingOpportunities

  39. Eliminating Sunday voting: Florida 2008 African-American voters 25% 15% 5% Hispanic voters 35%25% 15% 5% % voted Sunday before Election Day % of CVAP % voted Sunday before Election Day % of CVAP Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law

  40. Early/Absentee voting bills in 2011

  41. Spencer v. Blackwell (Ohio 2004) 97% 14% of new voters in majority African American precincts to face challengers of new voters in majority Whiteprecinctsto face challengers Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law

  42. Confirmed Reported 2010 Challenger activity TX local officials: The events of 2010 were unprecedented.” NM County clerks: Challengers were taught to be aggressive IL local officials: 2012 will probably be worse.

  43. 2012: Efforts spread 600 activists in 45 statesseek to replicate True the Vote 2010 efforts Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law

  44. Food for thought… Registering [poor people] to vote is like handing out burglary tools to criminals.  It is profoundly antisocial and un-American to empower the nonproductive segments of the population to destroy the country — which is precisely why Barack Obama zealously supports registering welfare recipients to vote. --Columnist Matthew Vadum

  45. The battle isn’t over: Ongoing threats • 2012 legislative sessions ongoing (e.g., battles still alive in OH, MI, NH) • Election official actions (e.g., ME, CO, NC) • Ballot initiatives (e.g., MN) • Attacks on Voting Rights Act (e.g., FL, TX) Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law

  46. Victories and opportunities • Citizen’s initiatives (e.g., ME) • Prevent preclearance under Voting Rights Act (e.g., FL, SC, TX) • Other Lawsuits (e.g., CO, NY) • Public education and mobilization • Voter friendly reform Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law

  47. Web:www.brennancenter.org Twitter:@BrennanCenter

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