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Voting Rights News
February 7, 2012: With the 2012 Presidential Primary Elections under way, it has become very important to understand where these presidential candidates stand on issues of poverty, welfare, and homelessness. Issues2000.org has organized a compilation of the different stances on poverty and welfare by the 2012 presidential candidates and several other important figures of the United States. This website also compiles the perspectives of the major players of Congressional seats in 2012. On the Issues2000.org homepage, simply search for the state you are looking for and click on the Welfare and Poverty issue on the right-hand side of the new page.
August 24, 2011: States have been enacting increasingly restrictive voter requirements that affect voters who are homeless or low-income and have difficulty in proving a permanent address or in obtaining proper identification. NCH Executive Director, Neil Donovan, has expressed concern for this trend in a letter to the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Read the full letter.
You canTAKE ACTION today by sending a letter to the U.S. Attorney General expressing YOUR concern that many recent voting reform legislation has the potential of disenfranchising thousands of people experiencing homelessness. Download the letter, sign and send to:
The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Attorney General of the United States
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Learn more about the ID and other registrations restrictions being passed in NCH's article, Federal, State and Local Election Information for Voter Registration and Identification. Additional resources can be found below, or see our full 2012 Voter Rights and Registration Manual.
NCH voting poster is available! Click to download in pdf format.
New bilingual Hotline flyer - please download and distribute!
*Video posted with thanks to Jessica Eise, Journalism Student at New York University
2012 Voter Rights/Registration Packet
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Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
Voter Registration Initiatives
- Overcoming Agency Resistance
- Frequently Asked Questions by Organizations about Conducting Voter Registration
- Incorporating Voter Registration into the Intake Process
- Conducting a Successful Voter Registration Drive
- Overcoming Resistance by Individuals
- Frequently Asked Questions by Individuals
- Conducting a Voter Registration Party
- Registering Tenants to Vote
Voter Education Initiatives
- Having Candidates Volunteer at Your Agency
- Holding a Candidate Forum on Housing and Homelessness
- Media Tips for Hosting Events
- Letter Writing Power Hour
Get Out the Vote
- Leading Up to Election Day
- On Election Day
- Voting & Registration Information Flyer
Legal Issues and Rights
- Legal Issues and Practical Barriers to Voting for Homeless People
- State-by-State Chart of Homeless People’s Voting Rights
- State-by-State Chart of Disenfranchisement Categories
- State-by-State Chart of Registration Deadlines & Residency Requirements
- Federal, State and Local Election Information for Voter Registration and Identification
- State-by-State Chart of ID Requirements
- Detailed State ID Requirements
- Court Decisions on Homeless People’s Voting Rights
Appendixes
- Sample Phone Script
- Sample Invitation Letter
- Sample Media Advisory
- Sample News Release
- National and State Resources
Additional Resources
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