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Voting on UW-Madison Campus Up in 2018
The University of Wisconsin–Madison reported that student voting on campus was up in last year’s election, increasing to 52.9 percent in 2018, thanks in part to university-led efforts to encourage voting. “These results show that we as students were excited to vote in 2018,” said Laura Downer, chair of the Associated Students of Madison. “We want to have a say in the future of our country, and we know how crucial voting is to amplifying our voice. I’m looking forward to even higher student participation in 2020!”
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TU Student Voter Turnout Reaches High Mark
According to the NSLVE, TU’s student voting rate was above the voting rate for all institutions (39.1%), and doubled in growth from the 2014 midterm election (20.7%). Towson University also has 85.6% of its student population registered to vote through events like those that happen on National Voter Registration Day, which falls on September 24 this year.
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We Cannot Afford Not to Vote
We’ve often heard the refrain: “Why vote? It doesn’t do any good.” Certainly, there are causes for concern, such as the late-night machinations of legislators regarding Amendment 4. Sixty-five percent of Floridians voted to pass the initiative, yet their votes were not respected by lawmakers in Tallahassee. So, some may ask — why register? Why vote? Because we can’t afford not to. A voting public is part and parcel of a democracy.
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Miami Dade College to Host National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 24
Every year, millions of Americans find themselves unable to vote because they haven’t updated their registration, aren’t sure how to register, or missed an important registration deadline. Established in 2012, NVRD is a day of civic unity and an opportunity to set aside differences and celebrate democracy, as well as the rights and opportunities shared by all Americans.
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Equal Access Matters: Florida Students Turn Out At On-Campus Early Voting Locations in 2018
What we learned is just how important on-campus early voting locations are for expanding student voting rights and access. When students have the same opportunity and convenience as other voters, they turn out. With these findings to fuel us, we plan to continue to advocate for on-campus voting locations at Vote Everywhere partner campuses and to champion the 26th Amendment, especially as we near its 50th anniversary in 2021.
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Federal Court Blocks Tennessee Law that Restricts Voter Registration Efforts
David Goodman, president of AGF, said, "We commend U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger on the just decision to halt the implementation of this deceptive and unconstitutional law. It is a blatant attempt to use the law to bully organizations that are engaged in registering voters with the ultimate goal of suppressing the votes of students and communities of color. We hope this decision emboldens more young people to get registered, vote, and be heard."
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Statement on U.S. District Court Judge Trauger’s Decision to Grant a Preliminary Injunction Against Tennessee’s Voter Suppression Law Set to Take Effect on October 1st
AGF commends U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger on the just decision to halt the implementation of Tennessee's deceptive and unconstitutional law.
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When People Stand Together to Fight Bigotry
The saga of the vicious, racist murders of Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney is often marked as a pivotal moment in the struggle for civil rights in the Deep South, in part because Goodman and Schwerner were white. Perhaps unlike any racial violence before that, the murders helped bring into focus the truth that the struggle for civil rights, the common struggle against hate and bigotry, is one that we must all take up together.
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Federal Judge Blocks New Voter Registration Law Filled with Penalities
The judge saved her harshest criticism for Thursday’s ruling, in which she wrote: “There is simply no basis in the record for concluding that the Act will provide much benefit to Tennesseans, and even less reason to think that any benefit will come close to outweighing the harms to Tennesseans (and non-Tennesseans) who merely wish to exercise their core constitutional rights of participating in the political process by encouraging voter registration.”
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Federal Judge Weighs in on Voter Registration Practices
At issue is a state law penalizing groups if too many voters sign up with incorrect information. This all started last year when a slew of paid workers with the Tennessee Black Voter Project turned in thousands upon thousands of voter registration forms. The effort overwhelmed election offices across the state. The plaintiffs in a lawsuit that was filed days after the legislature passed the new law says the new voter registration law is just another form of voter suppression. Judge Aleta Trauger of the Middle Tennessee District has allowed the lawsuit to move forward.
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