Press Releases
Civil Rights Groups Urge Pennsylvania Officials to Remove Barriers to Voting By Mail Ahead of June 2 Primary
HARRISBURG - All Voting is Local, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and 17 voting rights organizations called on Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and other officials to improve access to voting-by-mail for all Pennsylvanians for the June 2 primary, particularly for non-English speakers and people who lack a PennDOT ID.
Advocates Call on Arizona Officials for Safe, Meaningful Options to Expand Access to the Ballot
PHOENIX – Arizona elections officials, public health experts, and advocacy organizations urged the Arizona governor, secretary of state, and legislature to ensure safe and secure elections this fall, including providing every registered voter with their ballot by mail, while preserving safe in-person voting options.
MEDIA ADVISORY-Advocates Call on Arizona Officials for Safe, Meaningful Options to Expand Access to the Ballot
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 1 p.m. MST/AZ, Arizona elections officials, public health experts, and advocacy organizations will hold a press briefing to discuss why the Arizona governor, secretary of state, and legislature must ensure safe and secure elections this fall, including providing every registered voter with their ballot by mail, while preserving meaningful in-person voting options.
All Voting is Local Welcomes Scott Seeborg as Pennsylvania State Director
PHILADELPHIA – All Voting is Local welcomes Scott Seeborg as its new Pennsylvania State Director. In this capacity, Scott will lead the charge for effectuating All Voting is Local’s mission to expand voting rights in Pennsylvania, developing strategies to remove barriers between Pennsylvanians and the ballot box.
Turn Up Tuesdays Arrives in New York to Fight for the Right to Vote
NEW YORK – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, with its campaign And Still I Vote and in partnership with Common Cause New York, will hold multiple events this week to mobilize voters and urge officials in New York to ensure fair, free, and safe elections in 2020. These activities are part of Turn Up Tuesdays, a weekly, national call to action that focuses on a state in the country that needs to do more to ensure we have a fair and safe election in November.
Civil Rights Groups: Vote by Mail Improvements Needed for Ohioans
CLEVELAND - Voting rights advocates urged Ohio election officials to improve the state’s flawed vote by mail system to ensure fair and safe 2020 elections -- particularly in light of Ohio’s upcoming election on April 28th which will be conducted almost entirely by mail, due to COVID-19 concerns. In today’s telephone press briefing, advocates from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, All Voting is Local, and local voting rights organizations warned that voters may be disenfranchised unless Ohio lawmakers and election officials act now for future elections.