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By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote New Hampshire Gov. Sununu continues assault on democracy New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu dedicated his summer to making voting harder and less fair for Granite Staters. Last Friday, Gov. Sununu vetoed a bill that would have established no-excuse absentee voting in New Hampshire. Establishing […]

By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote Closing time: Republicans shutting down polling places in the South Since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, Republicans have been working overtime to suppress the vote of minorities. This week, The Leadership Conference Education Fund released a report, entitled “Democracy […]

By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote North Carolina: Gerrymandered maps OUT. Fair maps IN. On Tuesday, voting rights advocates received the best news on gerrymandering in a long time. Three state judges in North Carolina struck down the state’s legislative maps as a partisan gerrymander, because the maps “do not […]

By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote Good voting rights news in the heartland On Wednesday, a federal appeals court ruled that Indiana could not kick voters off voting rolls without warning. The law at issue was passed in 2017 and allowed election officials to cancel a voter’s registration without notifying […]

By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote New Hampshire Gov. Sununu v. Democracy This week, Granite State Gov. Chris Sununu continued his assault on democracy by vetoing a bill that would have removed unnecessary barriers for eligible New Hampshire voters. Democratic House Majority Leader Doug Ley criticized the veto: “The military […]

By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu Hates Democracy Earlier this week, Granite State Gov. Sununu vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have established an independent redistricting commission in New Hampshire. The bill aimed to stop extreme partisan gerrymandering, which takes power out of the hands […]