Voting Rights Advocates Call for the Resignation of Wisconsin Elections Commission Member Robert Spindell
January 17, 2023 MILWAUKEE, WI – On Wednesday, Voting rights groups and community leaders will hold a press conference to demand that Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu rescind the appointment of Robert Spindell from the Wisconsin Election Commision (WEC). These demands were spurred by a leaked email in which Spindell…
Voting Rights Groups Call for Wisconsin Elections Commission Official Robert Spindell’s Appointment be Rescinded Immediately
January 17, 2023 MILWAUKEE, WI — In response to Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Commissioner Robert Spindell’s comments celebrating the intentional disenfranchisement of thousands of voters during the 2022 midterm election, All Voting is Local Wisconsin, The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Wisconsin…
Wisconsin Elections Commission Official’s Celebration of Voter Disenfranchisement Alarming for Wisconsin Voters
January 12, 2023 MILWAUKEE, Wis. — In response to Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Commissioner Robert Spindell’s comments celebrating the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters during the 2022 midterm election, All Voting is Local Wisconsin State Director Samuel Liebert issued the following statement: “The comments Commissioner Spindell made are not…
Governor Mike DeWine’s Authorization of Anti-Voting Rights Bill Will Negatively Impact Ohio Voters
January 6, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio — In response to Governor Mike DeWine’s signing of House Bill 458 into law, All Voting is Local Ohio State Director Kayla Griffin issued the following statement: “Today, Governor Mike DeWine signed HB 458, turning Ohio elections on their head. Lawmakers have made whole-sale…
Voting Advocacy Groups Urge Secretary of State Cegavske to Prohibit Hand-Counting Ballots as Primary Method in Elections
LAS VEGAS — Today, All Voting is Local Nevada, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, ACLU of Nevada, and Silver State Voices sent a letter to Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, urging her office to prohibit hand-counting ballots as the primary method of counting ballots.
Clark County Urged to Provide Election Materials, Sample Ballots, and Mail-in Ballots in Chinese
Las Vegas — Today, All Voting is Local Nevada and the Asian Community Development Council sent a letter urging Clark County’s Asian-American Pacific Islanders Community Commission (AAPICC) Chairman Craig Valdez to recommend to the Clark County Commission to provide election materials in Chinese. The groups are calling for election materials, sample ballots, ballots in voting machines, and mail-in ballots to be provided in Chinese (Mandarin as written) and will be presenting on their research and findings to the AAPICC on Wednesday, August 10 at 6 p.m.