League Urges Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 270 (Legal Document) 3/24/2014 The League joined with reform groups to ask Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 270, the Empowering Citizens Act.
Celebrating Voter Registration Wins and Utah’s Colorful Suffrage Past (Blog) 3/24/2014 Utah was the second territory to grant women the right to vote in 1870. Like it or not, polygamy did play a part in suffrage in Utah.
Registering to Vote in Kansas and Arizona Just Got More Difficult (News Clips) 3/21/2014 Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (John Hanna/ AP) A federal judge on Wednesday sided with two states that want to force new voters to prove they are citizens, over a federal elections commi
Arizona, Kansas Win Case on Voter Citizenship Requirement (News Clips) 3/20/2014 Arizona and Kansas can require anyone registering to vote by mail to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, a federal judge said in a loss for the Obama administration and minority-rights advocates.
Kansas can require proof of citizenship for voters in federal elections, judge rules (News Clips) 3/20/2014 ...citizenship. The court case doesn't change their status.
Kansas, Arizona prevail in voter citizenship suit (News Clips) 3/20/2014 ...both states register with state forms, but their officials said the availability of the federal form created a loophole in enforcement of proof-of-citizenship requirements.
Kansas, Arizona laws requiring voters to prove citizenship upheld (News Clips) 3/20/2014 ...prove they are U.S. citizens were upheld by a federal judge on Wednesday, potentially opening the door for more states to enact such measures. The two Republican-led states had sued the U.S.
League Urges Presidential Veto on H.R. 2019 (Legal Document) 3/20/2014 The League joined a letter asking President Obama to veto H.R. 2019 which repeals public funding for party presidential nominating conventions.
Bad Decision on Proof of Citizenship Will Hurt Voters (Press Release) 3/19/2014 A district court issued a ruling that approves the documentary proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration by Arizona and Kansas.
