Posts Tagged rock the vote

Justice Department seeks trial on Florida’s elections law changes

By Ashley Lopez | 03.05.12 | 11:28 am | More from The Florida Independent

The United States Department of Justice announced Friday that it will seek a trial regarding Florida’s controversial elections law overhaul, passed last year by the state legislature. The law has drawn harsh criticism from civil rights and advocacy groups and has led to multiple legal challenges.

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Florida ACLU, League of Women Voters sue over new voter registration rules

By Ashley Lopez | 12.15.11 | 4:02 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida announced today that “along with the Brennan Center for Justice and the law firms Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Coffey Burlington sued on behalf of the League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, and Florida PIRG, challenging the state’s new restrictions More…

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Rock the Vote calls Iowa 2nd best for young voters

By Lynda Waddington | 06.09.11 | 9:23 am | More from The Iowa Independent

A new Voter System Scorecard by Rock the Vote indicates that Iowa ranks second in the nation in engaging young voters. That’s the good news. The bad news is if Iowa’s overall percentage was a letter grade, the Hawkeye State would earn a mediocre D.
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Rock the Vote pans Florida voting system

By Travis Pillow | 06.08.11 | 6:11 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A report released today by a group that aims to increase youth voter participation blasts states for “actively restricting access to the political process,” and finds Florida is no exception. #
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Florida ranks 34 out of 50 states on Rock the Vote’s national scorecard, meeting 35 percent of the group’s

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National groups blast Florida legislature’s ‘assault on young voters’

By Travis Pillow | 05.04.11 | 9:26 am | More from The Florida Independent

The Florida Senate may vote today on an elections bill that national groups are saying will make it harder for young people to participate in the political process. #

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WASHINGTON D.C. – The right to vote is under attack in Florida, and so are More…