Democracy Dispatches
Number 53, January 28, 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE
STATE NEWS: Alaska: Assembly Considers Early Voting and Mail-In Elections •
Arizona: Justice Department Approves Proposition 200 • California: Secretary of State
Under Mounting Pressure; Certifies VVPT System • Massachusetts: Tax Breaks for
Turnout • New Mexico: Advocates File Suit in Push for Election Reform • New York:
Editor Brennan Center and Other Groups Demand Legislative Reform in Albany • Wyoming:
Sarah Tobias Youth to Fill Poll Worker Shortage • EDR ROUNDUP • FELONY
DISENFRANCHISEMENT ROUNDUP • IRV ROUNDUP • CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Contributing Writers ROUNDUP • NATIONAL NEWS: Centralized Voting Gains Steam • FEDERAL NEWS:
Kinga Bernath Congress Asked to Investigate Long Lines at the Polls • New Election Reform Legislation
Ludovic Blain Introduced • OPINION/EDITORIAL: Consider Alternate Systems of Voting •
Rebecca Ruiz ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sarah Tobias
Meron Wondwosen STATE NEWS
Alaska: Assembly Considers Early Voting and Mail-In Elections
Guest Writers
The Anchorage Assembly held a public hearing on January 18, 2005, to
Rick Bielke, Public Campaign
consider switching to early voting and mail-in voting. Currently, the
Steven Hill, New America
law allows for absentee voting by people with disabilities, as well as by
Foundation in San Francisco
people who expect to be "unavoidably absent" on Election Day. The
Natalia Kennedy, Brennan Center
change would permit anyone to vote absentee during the two weeks before Election
for Justice
Day. It would also authorize special municipal elections by mail. Opponents of
David Lesher, New America
the measure cite voter fraud as a concern; supporters hope that it will boost
Foundation in Sacramento
turnout. Only 29% of Alaskans cast a ballot in the last Assembly election in 2004.
Rob Richie, The Center for Voting
Anchorage Daily News 1/18/05
and Democracy
Design: Kinga Bernath Arizona: Justice Department Approves Proposition 200
Layout: Katie Bui On January 24, 2005, the U.S. Justice Department approved the
implementation of Proposition 200, the "Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen
Protection Act," ballot initiative approved by Arizona voters last
November. The initiative will prevent undocumented immigrants from
receiving most government services. It will also require voters to show proof of
citizenship before registering to vote, as well as before casting a ballot.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) had asked the Justice Department to block the
proposition's implementation, arguing that the new identification requirements would practically eliminate voter
registration drives like those held in 2004 to sign up thousands of new Latino voters. MALDEF said that the new
identification requirements are tantamount to a poll tax on low-income voters, as well as on the elderly and people of
color. Many members of these communities do not possess the types of identification -- such as driver's licenses and
passports -- that the new law would require. "With no vehicle, there is no need for a driver's license. With no
plumbing, there is no water bill. With no telephone, there is no telephone bill," wrote MALDEF attorney, Steven J.
Reyes. "American citizens should not be denied the right to vote because they are poor." Democratic state lawmakers
had also expressed similar concerns to federal officials. A court battle over Proposition 200's implementation now
seems likely.
AP 1/19/05; MALDEF Press Release; Arizona Republic 1/25/04
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California: Secretary of State Under Mounting Pressure; Certifies VVPT System
Facing intense criticism from state lawmakers, Secretary of State Kevin Shelley has agreed to testify before a
committee investigating the use of HAVA funds on February 3, 2005.
A December report by the state auditor's office determined that HAVA funds were badly mismanaged and
misused, which resulted in significant delays for counties awaiting the delivery of election equipment. The report also
criticized Shelley for using HAVA funds to pay contractors for projects unrelated to the election. Shelley maintained
that problems with management and fund disbursement were unintentional.
In mid-January, the state Personnel Board released a report concluding that the Secretary of State had created a hostile
work environment for his employees. State auditors have now launched a criminal investigation into Shelley's hiring
practices and his alleged lack of responsiveness to his employees' complaints. Then, on January 27, 2005, the United
States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) voted unanimously to audit the state's use of HAVA funds. ''Legitimate
questions have been raised by both the California state auditor as well as the California Assembly,'' said EAC Chair
Gracia Hillman. ''We have a responsibility to make sure that all states are in compliance'' with the law.Meanwhile, the
Secretary of State has certified a touch-screen voting system with a voter verified paper trail (VVPT) for use in
California's elections. As a requirement for certification, Sequoia Voting Systems provided Shelley with its source
code and a working model of the equipment. The move will bring the state into compliance with federal law that
requires an audit trail for electronic voting machines by January 1, 2006.
California State Auditor/Bureau of State Audits Summary of Report 2004-139 - December 2004; Sacramento Bee
1/13/05; News Release 1/21/05; AP 1/25/05; Monterey Herald 1/28/05
Massachusetts: Tax Breaks for Turnout
State Senator Brian A. Joyce is suggesting an innovative approach to enhancing Get-Out-The-Vote
efforts in his state -- a $25 tax break for state residents who vote in the general election. He is also
proposing giving state residents who vote in local elections a $25 break on excise or property tax. "Why shouldn't we
look at motivating folks to vote more?" he said, noting that tax breaks motivate people to give to charity and purchase
homes. But critics protest that Joyce's proposal trivializes the state's problems with voter turnout, ignoring many of the
structural problems around voter registration and suppression that prevent people from casting a ballot on Election
Day. "There's a reason why people aren't voting, and these reasons aren't being addressed," said Leonard Alkins, who
heads the Boston chapter of the NAACP.
Boston Globe 1/13/05
New Mexico: Advocates File Suit in Push for Election Reform
Advocates of a presidential recount have filed suit in state district court in an attempt to push other election
reforms onto the statewide agenda. The suit, filed on January 14, 2005, alleges that malfunctioning
electronic voting machines produced inaccurate results in the 2004 general election. It also alleges that
under-voting was much more prevalent on touch-screen machines, and that this particularly affected communities of
color. The suit seeks to stop the state from using touch-screen machines in the future. It also wants the Secretary of
State, Rebecca Virgil-Giron, to create uniform rules that would apply to counting provisional, absentee and emergency
ballots throughout New Mexico.
AP 1/14/05
New York: Brennan Center and Other Groups Demand Legislative Reform in Albany
After a groundswell for reform across the state by business organizations, advocacy groups and citizens,
the majority in both chambers in the New York State Assembly has recognized the need to change the way
they do business in Albany. The Assembly has taken steps to make its Rules Committee more transparent
by ending empty-seat voting, and convening budget conference committees with the Senate to reach agreement on
budget proposals, among other reforms. But both the Senate and Assembly have left critical areas un-addressed. On
January 13, 2005, over 80 business groups and advocacy organizations sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Joseph
Bruno and Minority Leader David Paterson, outlining the specific areas of reform the Senate must undertake to
produce comprehensive changes in the way it operates. The Brennan Center and its coalition members will continue to
push for a more open and democratic government for New Yorkers.
Article contributed by Natalia Kennedy, Brennan Center for Justice. For more information about their Albany reform
work, please visit www.brennancenter.org
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Wyoming: Youth to Fill Poll Worker Shortage
State Representative Tom Lockhart (R) has introduced a bill to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work at
the polls, a move enthusiastically supported by the Youth Empowerment Council in Cheyenne.
Rhiannon Liggett, a 15-year-old member of the group says that, “kids that get involved early on in
things like this are more likely to be involved in (politics) as adults.” Lockhart agrees. He sees his bill
as taking a local initiative to the statewide level. The move is also supported by county clerks, who see teenagers as the
answer to the poll worker shortage that is causing problems in the state.
AP 1/12/05
EDR ROUNDUP
The U.S. Election Project at George Mason University reports that the six states with Election Day Registration (EDR)
-- Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Wyoming -- had an average turnout of 73.8% of eligible
voters in the 2004 election, over 13 percentage points higher than the national average of 60.2%. Encouraged by this
trend, state legislatures from around the country, including Massachusetts, Nebraska and Hawaii, have introduced
EDR legislation. At the federal level, Senator Chris Dodd has introduced S. 17, the "Democracy Begins at Home"
Act, which would require each state to adopt EDR for federal elections.
In a controversial move, Maine State Senator Jonathan Courtney (R) has introduced legislation to scrap EDR in his
state and move the voter registration deadline back to two days before Election Day. He believes that a voter-
registration deadline would eliminate possible confusion by election workers by providing them with a complete list of
voters. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap opposes Courtney's bill. "I don’t think the point of elections is to make life
easy for clerks and wardens," he said. "The point is to allow people to vote." Maine has used EDR since 1973 and
72.6% of the eligible voters in that state voted in November's presidential election. EDR is popular among Maine
residents and advocates in the state predict a hard sell for Courtney's legislation.
Meanwhile, controversy is raging in Wisconsin over approximately 10,000 Election Day registrants whose addresses
could not be confirmed. It is standard practice for Wisconsin to send postcards to everyone who registers on Election
Day to verify the addresses of EDR registrants before entering them onto the voter rolls. Election officials sent out
73,079 postcards on January 6 -- but there were approximately 83,000 Election Day registrants in Wisconsin, and so
this leaves many addresses unverified. State Representative Jeff Stone (R) thinks that many of the 10,000 registrations
of concern were illegible or duplicates. But election officials argue that there could be other explanations, such as pre-
registered voters re-registering themselves at the polls, or filling out new registration cards to update information. It is
not clear what proportion of the cards were returned in the mail. In a separate analysis, a Milwaukee newspaper claims
that over 1,200 votes in that city came from invalid addresses, and that 75% of these votes were cast by Election Day
registrants.
Finally, in New Hampshire, State Senator Andre Martel (R) has introduced a bill requiring voters to show picture ID
before registering and voting on Election Day.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/14/04; AP 1/18/05; Union Leader 1/21/05
FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT ROUNDUP
In Connecticut, DemocracyWorks is working with legislators to remove the requirement that formerly incarcerated
people must confirm their eligibility to vote by showing a certificate indicating their status to different state agencies.
New legislation would remove this burden from the voter and instead require the state’s computerized database to
transmit this eligibility information.
In his new budget request, Florida Governor Jeb Bush has proposed hiring 40 new staff at a cost of $1.5 million to
reduce the backlog in the state's clemency process. The Miami Herald reports that the Clemency Board currently has a
backlog of 4,000 cases, which will take three decades to clear at the current pace of review. Governor Bush indicated
that the budget request is for one year, after which he will assess whether the extra staff will still be needed.
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In a strong editorial response, the Miami Herald praised the governor for his attempt to fix the system, but called on
him to "discard the entire clemency process and restore felons' rights automatically." He described the policy as "an
anachronistic holdover from the 19th century, when lawmakers sought to roll back blacks' post-Civil War gains."
In Maryland, a committee hearing was held on HB 12, a bill that would allow people to vote while on probation and
parole, and eliminate the current three-year waiting period before voting rights restoration. The bill's lead sponsor is
Delegate Salima Marriott; the Maryland Voting Rights Restoration Coalition supports the legislation.
In New Jersey, S.1031, a bill that would have restored voting rights to parolees and probationers, was withdrawn.
Advocates in the emerging state coalition expect another, possibly less expansive bill to be introduced soon.
Meanwhile, Republican officials in both Oklahoma and Washington have charged that people with felony convictions
in those states may have voted illegally in the November election. In Oklahoma, which disenfranchises all people
with felony convictions while they are under supervision, Representative Mike Reynolds contends that a check of
computer databases shows that 16,000 people with felony convictions are currently registered to vote, and that 1,000
of them voted in the November presidential election. But Fran Roach of the Election Board stated that she could not
vouch for the accuracy of the charge, and that the Board had "procedures for removing felons" from the voter rolls.
Following the tightly contested gubernatorial race in Washington, the Republican Party has requested an electronic
copy of the state's voter database in order to see if any people with felony convictions voted illegally. According to
the Seattle Times, the party's lawsuit "doesn't include any specifics about felons who voted, but it lists them as a
potential source of illegal votes." Democratic party officials described the lawsuit as a "broad fishing expedition."
A committee hearing was held on January 20th in the Nebraska legislature on LB 53, a bill that would automatically
restore voting rights to people with felony convictions after they have completed their sentences. The bill is a response
to a recent recommendation by a statewide task force charged with enhancing voter participation. The bill's lead
sponsor is Senator Dianna Schimek.
Excerpted, in part, from the Sentencing Project Disenfranchisement: News/Updates
IRV ROUNDUP
The growing movement for instant runoff voting (IRV) is picking up steam after San Francisco successfully used it in
municipal elections last November. An exit poll commissioned by the City and an in-depth analysis of ballots by San
Francisco State University Professor Richard DeLeon shows that voters overwhelmingly understood the system, made
good use of the new ranking option, and preferred it to the previous system of delayed runoff elections.
Burlington, Vermont, will have a binding vote on adopting IRV for mayor on March 1, 2005. The cities of
Berkeley, California, and Ferndale, Michigan also hope to implement IRV soon.
Several state legislatures are also advancing IRV legislation. A Vermont bill to implement IRV for statewide offices
has the backing of the League of Women Voters, Grange, AFL-CIO, Common Cause and the Secretary of State.
Maine will consider IRV legislation for state legislative and gubernatorial races, and its Secretary of State will soon
release a study on how IRV could be implemented. A Washington state bill to enable charter cities to adopt IRV has
deep and bipartisan support--including the Senate Republican leader and the chair of the House Local Government
Committee. In Congress, U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. will soon introduce legislation to adopt IRV for federal
offices.
Article contributed by Rob Richie, Executive Director of FairVote-The Center for Voting and Democracy,
www.fairvote.org. Check out FairVote's website for more information about IRV in San Francisco, and voting
equipment for IRV. FairVote tracks voting system reform legislation and lists bills at:
www.fairvote.org/action/index.html.
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CAMPAIGN FINANCE ROUNDUP
Last year, Public Campaign and the Common Cause Education Fund embarked on a joint research project to examine
and strengthen the language, arguments, and communications strategies used to win publicly financed elections, such
as those now in place in Arizona, Maine and four other states. The research included an analysis of past polls on the
subject, as well as a series of conference calls and interviews with state legislators, state and national campaign finance
reform activists, and representatives from constituency groups that do not actively advocate for campaign finance
reform. The project also commissioned two polls, in July and October 2004, and conducted a series of targeted focus
groups across the country.
The findings were remarkable and instructive. More than 70% of the participants in the last poll said they would
support or strongly support public financing. Across the board, the research showed that people were swayed when
messages highlighted the values of fairness, an even playing field, diversity and accountability. Telling the Arizona
and Maine stories from a "voters’ perspective" -- invoking a sense that the system works, empowers the voter, and can
be had for a small, but sensible cost -- also proved to be effective.
During 2005, the Common Cause Education Fund and Public Campaign will be bringing this new message framework
to their websites, brochures and fact sheets. In addition, the groups will develop a series of educational tools, including
talking points, presentation materials, and Q&A’s about how best to communicate the issue to a broad audience.
Article Contributed by Rick Bielke, Public Campaign. For more information on the project findings please contact him
at rbielke@publicampaign.org.
NATIONAL NEWS
Centralized Voting Gains Steam
The concept of “voting centers” or “consolidated voting” is picking up steam in states including Florida, Colorado and
Maine. Around the country, city clerks and election supervisors are pushing for venues that would centralize voting
and eliminate the need for voting precincts.
Proponents point to many advantages to centralized voting places including cost efficiency, and enhancing the voting
experience. Provisional ballots would be less of a concern since all centers would have ballots available for each
county, state and congressional district. Proponents also argue that compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) would be easier and more cost effective since there will be fewer places that must be made fully accessible.
But there are potential pitfalls to creating centralized voting centers. Critics argue that it might be hard to find spaces
large enough to house them. Also, since the centers would be less numerous than voting precincts, voters might have
to travel long distances to reach them. This could be particularly problematic for people with disabilities and the
elderly, who have traditionally voted close to their homes. To address this problem, proponents of voting centers in
Bangor, Maine are considering a volunteer effort to transport people to the polls.
Bangor Daily News 1/15/05; Rocky Mountain News 1/14/05; Bradford County Telegraph 1/20/05
FEDERAL NEWS
Congress Asked to Investigate Long Lines at the Polls
U.S. Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and John Conyers (D-MI) have asked the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) to investigate what caused the “excessively long lines” reported in 32 states on Election Day in 2004.
Waxman and Conyers also want to know if the long lines deterred people of color, youth and first time voters from
casting a ballot. The GAO is already investigating other aspects of last year’s election, including provisional balloting,
voter registration, and voting machines.
The lawmakers' request comes after Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-
OH) challenged the Ohio vote count, prompting separate hearings in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
They based their objection on reports of voting irregularities, including unreasonably long lines at the polls, voting
machine malfunctions, and voter intimidation. Boxer said she did not intend to question the president's re-election.
She meant instead to call attention to voting problems. “Our people are dying all over the world, a lot from my state,
for what reason? To bring democracy to the far corners of the world. Let’s fix it here, and let’s do it first thing,” she
said.
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AP 1/12/05; Los Angeles Times 1/7/05; Washington Post 1/7/05; Chicago Tribune 1/7/04; Congressman Conyers’s
press release 1/6/05
New Election Reform Legislation Introduced
Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) has introduced legislation to further the nationwide election reform initiated by
the Help America Vote Act. S.17 calls for Election Day Registration, early voting, and uniform standards for counting
provisional ballots as well as for registration and voter identification. The legislation, called the “Democracy Begins at
Home” Act, would also create voter verifiable ballots and a national federal write-in absentee ballot, among other
reforms.
Press Release
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Consider Alternate Systems of Voting
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is right. California needs a government that's less partisan and better reflects the many
voices in its diverse population. The disconnect between the government and the governed threatens the state's ability
to solve its problems and plan for the future.
But there are better ways for the governor to solve the redistricting problem than allowing retired judges to redraw the
boundaries for political districts, as he proposed in his State of the State speech Wednesday. California's single-seat,
winner-take-all election system is just one among many models used by democracies around the world. And some
methods are certainly better suited to a population with the economic, ethnic and geographic diversity found in
California.
So if the governor is going to open this debate, then let's really open it. Let's put everything on the table, not just
redistricting, but proportional voting systems, new voter registration technologies, instant runoff voting and more.
This is also a decision that should be made by the people, not the politicians. Last year in Canada, the government in
British Columbia did just that. By lottery, it established a committee with 160 citizen-members to study election
systems around the globe and choose the one they thought best. In December, the Citizens Assembly on Electoral
Reform endorsed a proportional voting system that will be considered by British Columbia voters on the May ballot.
A citizens' commission for California is a great idea, since it could spotlight a host of reforms that aren't being
considered today. It would put public participation at the forefront of this important decision. And it would be a fitting
gesture for the People's Governor.
The idea of a proportional voting system would also be a major improvement in California's democracy. Proportional
voting is best suited for populations that are diverse or politically divided. It was adopted in South Africa after
apartheid, and it has been sanctioned by the United States for the new elections in Afghanistan and Iraq. A winner-
take-all system like ours would be disastrous in those cases, leaving large populations unrepresented in government.
In California today, Democrats have about a 60 percent majority of both chambers in the Legislature even though the
party only claims 43 percent of the state's registered voters. And there are still no elected independents in the
Legislature even though 22 percent of California voters are registered outside of the two major parties.
If a proportional voting system elected a government with the political diversity found in the state's electorate, it would
profoundly change the debate in Sacramento and open the floor to ideas about health care, education, budgets and
growth that are shut out of the discussion today.
Proportional voting methods use multi-seat districts instead of single-seat districts. By using multi-seat districts, the
state also could overcome the stifling balkanization caused by entrenched urban Democratic districts and rural
Republican districts. Today, environmental protection suffers because sensitive land is in rural areas and money
doesn't flow easily to the Republican minority districts. Likewise, most businesses are represented locally by urban,
Democratic lawmakers. Imagine the change if the Legislature included elected urban Republicans and rural
Democrats. All this is possible with proportional voting.
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So how might it be done? In the state Senate, instead of electing 40 individual district seats, we could elect 10 districts
with four seats each. Voters would have four votes to cast in each super-district.
Calculating the votes with a proportional method would give each party its fair share of the seats. If 50 percent of a
district's electorate voted Democratic, the party would win two of the four seats. If an independent or minor party
candidate won 25 percent of the vote, he or she would win a seat. More points of view would be represented, and
elections would be competitive again.
Ireland and Australia have used proportional voting systems in their national parliamentary elections for decades. So
has Cambridge, Mass., and Peoria, Ill. President Bush, when he was governor of Texas, signed a bill to allow the idea
for city elections in Amarillo.
Sure, an impartial "public interest" redistricting would improve the protectionist gerrymander that incumbent
lawmakers manufactured. But battles would still erupt over the new district lines, and experts say that even a map
drawn by impartial judges would change only a fraction of the Legislature's 120 seats.
Schwarzenegger has taken a courageous step by grabbing the bull by the horns. But for a big-idea governor who wants
to make state government more responsive to its population, it would be a shame to stop at redistricting. Let a citizens'
commission decide this fundamental question, as they have in British Columbia. And consider alternatives like
proportional voting.
Steven Hill is an Irvine Senior Fellow at New America Foundation in San Francisco. David Lesher is the California
Program Director for New America Foundation in Sacramento.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Demos’s recent report finds that the right to provisional ballots was violated across the country in the 2004
Election and recommends revisiting the statutes, regulations and procedures governing provisional balloting. Read
Continuing Failures in Fail-Safe Voting: A Preliminary Analysis of Provisional Voting on our website.
The People for the American Way Foundation, the NAACP, and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law have released a special preliminary report about voter disenfranchisement: Shattering the Myth: An Initial
Snapshot of Voter Disenfranchisement in the 2004 Elections.
The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center's (BISC's) 2004 Initiative and Referenda Results are available online.
BISC also held its annual Ballies Awards Dinner on January 21, 2005, to honor the most memorable ballot initiatives
of 2004. Candidates were nominated in the following categories: Best David vs. Goliath Campaign, Most Money
Wasted, Against All Odds, Most Clever Campaign Committee Name, Most Creative Online Ploy, Best Wining/Losing
Campaign, Hot New Trend, Best Diversionary Strategy, and Most Underrated Campaign. Find out more at
www.ballot.org/ballies.html.
The California Clean Money Campaign is looking for a Latino Outreach Manager for its Los Angeles office.
Applications can be faxed to (310) 837-1363 or e-mailed to info@CAclean.org. No calls please.
The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center is looking for interns. Applications may be sent to: Ballot Initiative Strategy
Center, Attn: Internship Search, 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 216, Washington, DC 20036, or emailed to
kate@ballot.org or faxed to 202-429-9292. Learn more at www.ballot.org/resources/jobs.html.
Rock The Vote has launched its Never Surrender campaign to keep young people engaged in politics after the
2004 Election. Youth are urged to pledge to volunteer with or donate to organizations that advance their vision and
values of economic opportunity. Read more at www.neversurrender.org.
Democracy Matters will hold its 4th Annual Summit February 18-20 at the University at Albany and Cresthill
Suites in New York, to bring together students from all its chapters for a weekend of networking, strategizing, and
planning. Registration is free, and limited assistance with room and lodging is available. To learn more about the
summit or to register, visit www.democracymatters.org/ContactUs/summitform.htm.
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Columbia Law School will host a symposium on the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act on February 18, 1-
5pm. For more information contact darin.dalmat@aya.yale.edu OR pdo2101@columbia.edu.
The New York State Citizens’ Coalition for HAVA Implementation will meet on February 16 at 3pm. Location
to be announced. For more information contact Common Cause/NY at 212.691.9421.
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