Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill Undermining the Right to Vote By Jeralyn Cave This week, Florida’s Senate Committee on Criminal Justice voted to advance SB 7086, a reckless bill that, if passed, would undermine the will of Floridians in restoring the voting rights of 1.4 million residents with prior felony convictions. The legislation represents a desperate attempt by lawmakers to maintain power by limiting the […]
Missouri Must Allow Returning Citizens to Vote – Even Those on Probation and Parol When Bruce Franks, a Ferguson organizer turned Missouri state representative, was sworn into office, one of his first objectives was to tackle the state’s unjust criminal justice system. The result? House Bill 508 (HB508), a bill that if passed, would restore voting rights to people with felony convictions upon their release from prison. Currently, 60,000 […]
Advancement Project Calls Out Georgia for Intentional Voter Suppression in 2018 Elections On February 19, Advancement Project’s National Office traveled to Atlanta to testify at the Congressional Committee on House Administration’s field hearing on voting rights and elections. Long story short? Gilda Daniels, Advancement Project’s Litigation Director blasted state officials for a litany of issues that systemically and disproportionately disenfranchised communities of color and the poor. Daniels’ […]
National: “Building a Next-Generation, Pro-Democracy Movement” Since 2002, Advancement Project has been at the forefront of building a national right-to-vote movement.
