EXPANDING THE RIGHT
TO VOTE IN 2014
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ABOUT THE BRENNAN CENTER
Who we are:
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Democracy and Justice
Think Tank, Advocacy Group, Public
Interest Law Firm, Communications
Hub
What we do:
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Policy initiatives and reports
Lobbying, coalition efforts, and
testimony
Legal representation and amicus briefs
Media work
About
the Brennan
Center
TODAY’S PRESENTER
Jonathan Brater
Counsel, Democracy Program
Brennan Center for Justice
Who
AGENDA
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Part 1: Positive Change and Continuing
Challenges
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Part 2: Making Voting Easier
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Voter Registration Modernization
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Online Registration
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Election Day Correction
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Pre-Registration
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Early Voting
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Other Positive Reforms
Part 3: New Tools and Messaging
Agenda
PART 1: POSITIVE CHANGE
AND CONTINUING
CHALLENGES
Part 1
LAWS EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE SINCE
2012
LAWS RESTRICTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE SINCE
2010
VOTERS AND THEIR ADVOCATES FIGHT BACK
NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR 2014
16 STATES HAVE EXPANDED VOTING ACCESS
SINCE 2012
PART 2: MAKING VOTING
EASIER
Part 2
VOTER REGISTRATION MODERNIZATION
MODERNIZING VOTER REGISTRATION
• Electronic Registration
• Registration information transferred in seamless,
electronic format
• Online Registration
• Voters can use secure, online portal
• Portable Registration
• Voters’ registration moves with the
• Election Day Correction
• Voters can update and correct errors
on Election Day
Registration
Modernization
BENEFITS OF MODERNIZED REG.
Participation
Efficiency
Security
Registration
Modernization
ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION
SAME DAY REGISTRATION
PRE-REGISTRATION
EARLY VOTING
OTHER POSITIVE REFORMS
PART 3: NEW TOOLS AND
MESSAGES
Part 3
ROCK THE VOTE VOTER REGISTRATION TOOL
New
Tools
NONPROFIT VOTE “VOTING IN YOUR STATE”
New
Tools
FELN VOTER REGISTRATION GUIDES
New
Tools
BRENNAN CENTER STUDENT VOTING GUIDE
• 50-state guide to help students register and
vote
• Explains basic residency, registration,
identification, and absentee voting
requirements
• Available now at brennancenter.org
New
Tools
ELECTION PROTECTION
New
Tools
NEW GUIDELINES FOR GOTV
• Wide and shallow is good: One contact with a 100 people is
better than two with 50 people
• Increase social pressure
• Talk about voting, not issues: Ask and help people to vote,
but don’t try to persuade them on the issues
• Stretching the GOTV timeframe: Voting by mail and voting
early in person
• Good conversations make a difference:
Connecting with voters increases their likelihood to vote
New
Messages
NEW MESSAGES FOR ADVOCATES
• Brennan Center and
Advancement Project toolkit
• Messages to help fight against
restrictive measures, mobilize
voters, and advance affirmative
reforms
• Available soon
New
Messages
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
More
Resources
www.brennancenter.org
www.nonprofitvote.org
info@nonprofitvote.org
brennancenter@nyu.edu
617.357.VOTE (8683)
646.292.8310
www.nonprofitvote.org
www.brennancenter.org
Nonprofit VOTE
Brennan Center
89 South Street
Suite 203
Boston, MA 02111
161 Avenue of the Americas,
12th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Jonathan Brater
jonathan.brater@nyu.edu
(646) 292-8373
Julian Johannesen
julian@nonprofitvote.org