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New Report by Constitutional Scholars Blasts Texas’ Limit on Mail-In Voting as Discriminatory
The Andrew Goodman Foundation, constitutional scholars and voting-rights group releases "Age Discrimination in Voting at Home" study, challenging Texas and six other states for violating the 26th amendment.
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George Floyd’s killing resurrects nightmares for families of civil rights martyrs
For the Goodmans, survivors of racial violence and their family members, the recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black Americans mirrors the racial hatred and violence of the past, and is a stark reminder that the work towards racial justice is not over.
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400+ Civil Rights Organizations Urge Congressional Action on Police Violence
The Andrew Goodman Foundation joined The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 400 other organizations to demand that Congress rectifies the legacy of white supremacy and anti-black racism that has led to police violence against Black people across our country by passing meaningful police reform legislation.
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Rock the Vote launches virtual summer initiative to register 200,000 voters
The Andrew Goodman Foundation recently became a partner for Democracy Summer 2020. Democracy Summer is Rock The Vote's summer-long initiative aimed at registering 200,000 new voters.
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On the Frontlines of Democracy
Despite serious attempts to postpone the 2020 Wisconsin Primary Election in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it remained unchanged, and voters found themselves choosing between their health and their right to vote. Tamia Fowlkes, an Andrew Goodman Ambassador at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, tells her Election Day story.
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Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere Promising Practices: Building a Coalition
Learn how the University of Michigan Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere Campus Team builds coalitions by reading our Q&A with Andrew Goodman Campus Champion Erin Byrnes.
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Maryland Ambassadors Testify in Support of 2020 Student Voter Empowerment Act
Three Maryland Andrew Goodman Ambassadors Willow Goode, Sophie Bertrand, and Jonathan Townes voiced their support for the 2020 Student Voter Empowerment Act. If passed, the bill would support numerous initiatives aimed at strengthening voter registrations and engagement.
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Congress Must Provide $4 Billion To Ensure That No Voter Is Left Out
The Andrew Goodman Foundation joined The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Voting Rights Task Force and more than 150 other organizations to call on Congress to fully fund and administer the 2020 elections in a safe, fair, and accessible manner.
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Taking Voter Engagement Online: How Georgetown University Institutionalized my.VoteEverywhere
Young voters continue to face barriers to voting, but digital resources can help make voting easier than ever. Read how Georgetown University's Andrew Goodman Campus Team institutionalized my.VoteEverywhere, AGF's one-stop-shop for digital voter engagement, so that Georgetown students can register to vote or request a ballot wherever they are.
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Judge Dismisses Campus Voting Case After Agreement
After litigation efforts by voting rights groups, Secretary of State Laurel Lee allows Elections Supervisors to determine an early voting polling site whose eligibility is not solely determined by parking spaces.
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