Age Discrimination In Voting At Home
Seven states currently discriminate on the basis of age in their vote-at-home (also known as absentee ballot) systems. In this novel report, a coalition including The Andrew Goodman Foundation, Equal Citizens, UCLA Voting Rights Project, Vote at Home Institute, and Stris & Maher LLP explains why these laws are unconstitutional under the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which prohibits age discrimination in voting.
Read MoreAll About Redistricting’s National Redistricting Overview Map (2021)
The 2021 redistricting cycle is underway — in some states, line drawers have already been selected. And with the new cycle, there’s new uncertainty. That includes litigation over who may serve as a commissioner to draw the lines. It includes uncertainty about how the timing of Census data delivery will affect districting deadlines (with litigation about the data delivery and also about those deadlines). It includes controversy over a presidential memorandum on the apportionment count, later rescinded by a new administration, with several lawsuits filed in the meantime. Click here to learn about the redistricting process in your state.
Read MoreAmerican Promise’s Resources List
At Legacy Summer 2022, AGF's 2022 National Civic Leadership Training Summit, American Promise supplied this resource list to participants.
Read MoreBuilding A Youth Poll Worker Project
Learn more about Andrew Goodman Puffin Democracy Fellow Evan Malbrough's fellowship project, which focused on recruiting and training youth poll workers.
Read MoreElection@Bard’s Tri-State Voting Rights Guide For Domestic Violence Survivors
To combat low voter turnout, especially among traditionally marginalized populations, Andrew Goodman Ambassadors at Bard College created a voting guide for the tri-state area that details the voter registration process and explains voting issues specific to survivors of domestic violence.
Read MoreExpanding The Ballot: Providing Language Assistance To Non-English Proficient Voters Through Multilingual Poll Workers
In 2018, Andrew Goodman Puffin Democracy Fellow Usjid Hameed worked with All Voting is Local, CAIR-Ohio, and the local Board of Elections to provide on-site, Election Day language assistance to voters who are not proficient in English. Thanks to Usjid’s efforts, 44 multilingual poll workers provided language assistance in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and Somali at 42 polling locations in Franklin County, Ohio. Expanding the Ballot: Providing Language Assistance to Non-English Proficient Voters Through Multilingual Poll Workers is a how-to guide that explains how voting rights advocates can replicate Usjid’s approach with a six-step process in counties across the United States.
Read MorePace Votes’ Election Day As A Holiday Student Testimonials
This resources from Pace University includes student testimonials that helped Andrew Goodman Ambassadors successfully make the case for why Election Day should be a holiday on campus.
Read MorePlus One The Polls’ Interest Form For Bringing A Voter Site To Your Campus
Request access to the Plus One the Polls Toolkit to learn more about best practices for bringing a polling site to your campus.
Read MoreSecuring On-Campus Polling Places: Case Studies From The Andrew Goodman Network
Through our Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere program, The Andrew Goodman Foundation has extensive experience and expertise in coaching and assisting students in organizing and advocating to bring polling places to campus. We are sharing case studies from the Andrew Goodman Network that illustrate not only the importance of on-campus polling places, but also how to secure and maintain them.
Read MoreStrengthening Democracy: A Progress Report On Federal Agency Action To Promote Access To Voting
On March 7, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14019 Promoting Access to Voting, a visionary EO that has the potential to make registration and voting more accessible for millions of Americans, including many communities historically excluded from the political process. In it, President Biden directs federal agencies to “consider ways to expand citizens’ opportunities to register to vote and to obtain information about, and participate in, the electoral process.” This report evaluates 10 federal agencies on their progress in meeting the goals of this important EO.
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