june 12, 2008
SAVE Urges All States to Allow Teenagers to Pre-Register to Vote
SAVE issues a press release stating its support for pending legislation in California. SAVE also emphasizes the positive impact increased registration has on young voter participation. Allowing young adults to pre-register will increase the probability of their participation when they become elgibile to vote. Click here to read the entire press release (read more).
april 28, 2008
Young Voters Codemn Supreme Court Decision on Voter ID Law
SAVE issues a press release declaring its opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in support of an Indiana state law requiring photo identification for voters. The law will adversely impact the ability of young adults to exercise their right to vote because young people are far less likely to have the required identification. (read more).
march 28, 2008
SAVE Executive Director to Deliver Major Speech on 2008 Youth Vote Trends
Executive Director Matthew Segal will address the National Conference on Student Leadership on Tuesday, April 1 in Atlanta, GA. His remarks will focus on the increased power of the youth vote, media coverage of young voters, and candidate strategy. (read more).
SAVE Urges All States to Allow Teenagers to Pre-Register to Vote
SAVE issues a press release stating its support for pending legislation in California. SAVE also emphasizes the positive impact increased registration has on young voter participation. Allowing young adults to pre-register will increase the probability of their participation when they become elgibile to vote. Click here to read the entire press release (read more).
april 28, 2008
Young Voters Codemn Supreme Court Decision on Voter ID Law
SAVE issues a press release declaring its opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in support of an Indiana state law requiring photo identification for voters. The law will adversely impact the ability of young adults to exercise their right to vote because young people are far less likely to have the required identification. (read more).
march 28, 2008
SAVE Executive Director to Deliver Major Speech on 2008 Youth Vote Trends
Executive Director Matthew Segal will address the National Conference on Student Leadership on Tuesday, April 1 in Atlanta, GA. His remarks will focus on the increased power of the youth vote, media coverage of young voters, and candidate strategy. (read more).
Summaries of leading Supreme Court rulings
As of June 29, 2008 the AP has just reported the summaries of the leading Supreme Court rulings regarding voter ID laws. The summary says that states can require would-be voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights. The 6-3 ruling validated Republican-inspired voter ID laws. The rest of the summary states: Democrats and civil rights groups had argued that laws requiring voters to produce photo identification in order to cast ballots violate the Constitution. The court disagreed, upholding Indiana's strict photo ID requirement (read more).
State's voter ID law target of another suit
In recent voter ID law news, the New York Times reported on June 22nd that the League of Women Voters of Indiana filed a complaint in the Marion Country Superior Court to request that the Indiana Voter ID law be declared unconstitutional under the Indiana Constitution. According to the Montgomery County Online, the summary is as follows: The League's lawsuit is in furtherance of its purpose "... to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government and to act on selected governmental issues." The League of Women Voters of the United States adopted the Citizen's Right to Vote position which states "that voting is a fundamental citizen right that must be guaranteed." (read more).
As of June 29, 2008 the AP has just reported the summaries of the leading Supreme Court rulings regarding voter ID laws. The summary says that states can require would-be voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights. The 6-3 ruling validated Republican-inspired voter ID laws. The rest of the summary states: Democrats and civil rights groups had argued that laws requiring voters to produce photo identification in order to cast ballots violate the Constitution. The court disagreed, upholding Indiana's strict photo ID requirement (read more).
State's voter ID law target of another suit
In recent voter ID law news, the New York Times reported on June 22nd that the League of Women Voters of Indiana filed a complaint in the Marion Country Superior Court to request that the Indiana Voter ID law be declared unconstitutional under the Indiana Constitution. According to the Montgomery County Online, the summary is as follows: The League's lawsuit is in furtherance of its purpose "... to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government and to act on selected governmental issues." The League of Women Voters of the United States adopted the Citizen's Right to Vote position which states "that voting is a fundamental citizen right that must be guaranteed." (read more).