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One year out from Census Day 2020, State Voices is committed to ensuring a fair and accurate 2020 Census. In one year, the 2020 Census will be in full swing. Ahead of the Census, State Voices, along with our 23 …
Read more »State Voices has launched our 2018 Post-Election Report, which provides a state-by-state analysis of the success of our network in this historic election. We moved more than $1.7 million directly to the organizations doing the work on the ground, registered …
Read more »State Voices Board Chair Miles Rapoport penned an excellent (and optimistic!) article for the fall issue of The American Prospect magazine. “The Good News from the Voting Wars: How hard-won expansion of voting possibilities could raise turnout, boost the wave—and help our democracy” is a step-by-step …
Read more »Wisconsin Voices is currently field-testing an innovative app to augment the state’s online voter registration system. While any online voter registration (OVR) system is a step towards more accessible elections, Wisconsin Voices noticed two key weaknesses with Wisconsin’s OVR. First, people without a driver’s …
Read more »Earlier this week, Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee signed four bills to increase access to the ballot. These bills bring Automatic Voter Registration, pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds, same-day registration, and the WA Voting Rights Act to Washington, making it only …
Read more »Oregon was the first state in the nation to adopt automatic voter registration, an innovative policy that automatically registers voters when they interact with the DMV. This is a major paradigm shift, as it requires voters to opt out of registering …
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