"Cast Out" - The Brennan Center Report on Voter Suppression in 2006

http://www.brennancenter.org/subpage.asp?key=413&tier3_key=38166

Cast Out: New Voter Suppression Strategies 2006 and Beyond

We are well-informed of Election Day problems, but disenfranchising policies silently affect hundreds of thousands of voters long before then. These new voter suppression strategies will have an enormous impact on elections in 2006 and beyond.

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Top Threats to the Franchise:

Crackdown on Voter Registration Drives
o Policy Brief on Restrictions on Voter Registration Drives
o For more information on the Brennan Center's work to remove barriers to voter registration, including path-breaking litigation victories in Florida and Ohio, click here

Using Databases to Keep Eligible Voters Off the Rolls
o Policy Brief on Using Databases to Keep Eligible Voters Off the Rolls
o For more information on the Brennan Center's work to ensure proper implementation of statewide voter registration databases, including our ground-breaking report and litigation victory in Washington, click here

Inaccurate Purges of the Voter Rolls
o Policy Brief on Inaccurate Purges of the Voter Rolls
o For more information on the Brennan Center's work to ensure proper purges of voter rolls, click here

Strict Documentation Requirements for Voting

o Policy Brief on Voter Identification
o Policy Brief on Proof of Citizenship
o Policy Brief on the Truth About "Voter Fraud"
o Policy Brief on Alternatives to Voter Identification
o For more information on the Brennan Center's work to ensure that
documentation requirements do not compromise the right to vote, click here

Problems With New Voting Technology

o Policy Brief on Electronic Voting Systems
o For more information on the Brennan Center's ground-breaking analysis of new problems presented by voting technology including the first-ever evaluation of security vulnerabilities and usability considerations, click here

Learn more about the other voting issues the Brennan Center works on:

o Voting Rights and Elections Project

Press Clips:

o SIT News (AK): Center Warns Against Disenfranchising Voters (September 18, 2006)
o Washington Post (DC): Major Problems At Polls Feared (September 17, 2006)
o Ms. Magazine (USA): 2006 Voter Suppression Strategy Predictions (September 14, 2006)
o MSNBC (USA): Election Changes Could Create Voting Barriers (September 13, 2006)