The Department of Justice’s FY 2011 Budget includes requests for increased staffing and funds in the Voting Rights section, according to this fact sheet. One of the most important areas of CRT’s enforcement of federal voting laws concerns the thousands of submissions made each year by state and local jurisdictions seeking administrative preclearance for election-related […]
Category: Voting
New York City achieves Help America Vote Act goal
The Times reports on New York City’s move to electronic voting machines. The change means that New York City will finally be in compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. That law was passed to avoid a repeat of the Florida debacle of 2000, which was marred by disputed ballots; it also […]
Member of Election Assistance Commission asked to quit for political bias
Roll Call has the latest on the controversy surrounding a Member of the Election Assistance Commission’s handling of a personnel matter.