Fair Elections Center Welcomes New Leadership Ahead of 20th Anniversary
Fair Elections Center, a national nonpartisan voting rights organization, announced a leadership transition coinciding with its 20th year.
Wisconsin Photo ID Amendment Heads to April Ballot
Fair Elections Center released the following statement by Counsel Beauregard Patterson regarding the Wisconsin Assembly’s passage of AJR1 and SJR2 to add a photo ID requirement for voting late yesterday: Fair Elections Center is deeply disappointed by the Wisconsin Legislature’s efforts to put Voter photo ID laws into the state constitution. These laws, which prevent […]
Statement on Failure of Michigan Voting Rights Act
Fair Elections Center is deeply disappointed in the failure of Michigan legislators to prioritize and pass the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MIVRA).
Coming Together After Another Election Season
Fair Elections Center President and CEO Robert Brandon has released the following statement: A week ago, many Americans woke up to the results of the 2024 elections. Many of us participated in the most important right we have in our democracy. But millions of Americans did not participate in the election process. For some it […]
Victory! Alabama Voter Purges Put to a Stop
Birmingham, AL — Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC), Fair Elections Center (FEC), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Alabama voters and civil rights groups successfully defended naturalized Americans who were unfairly purged from Alabama’s voter rolls. A federal judge halted Alabama’s illegal and last-minute purge program, which put the freedom to vote for thousands of Alabamians […]
Voting Rights Advocates Support UNC Students’ Ability to Use Digital ID Cards as Voter ID in 2024 Election
Digital ID Cards Are as Reliable & Secure as Physical ID Cards, Multiple Security Protocols Exist Throughout Issuance and Use of Digital Student ID Cards RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 26, 2024) – The North Carolina Court of Appeals should reject a petition filed by the Republican National Committee and the North Carolina Republican Party that seeks […]
Arizona Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Availability of Voter Registration Forms and Access to Ballot Drop-Off Sites
Pro-Voter Executive Orders Signed by Governor Hobbs Remain In Effect. PHOENIX, Ariz. – Late last week, the Supreme Court of Arizona dismissed a petition filed by the chair of the Republican Party of Arizona and two individuals, challenging two executive orders signed by Governor Katie Hobbs last November that expanded access to voter registration forms and […]
Voting Rights Groups Defend Alabamians Against Illegal Voter Roll Purge
Washington, D.C. – Today, Campaign Legal Center, Fair Elections Center, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of four individual Alabamians who have been unfairly targeted by the state’s illegal voter purge as well as the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, and the League of Women […]
Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Virginia’s Arbitrary Felony Voting Rights Restoration System
In Response, Plaintiff Plans to Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Today, the United States District Court for the Eastern District Of Virginia ruled against the plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s revival of an arbitrary voting rights restoration system that gives the governor absolute power over restoring […]
Fair Elections Center on Political Violence Following Trump Rally
WASHINGTON — Today, the Fair Elections Center released the following statement on political violence following Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania : “We believe in free and fair elections, the peaceful transition of power, and nonviolent political discourse. Violence has no place in our election process. It is more important now than ever that our country lifts up these hallmarks of democracy if we are to […]
