If you are African American or Latino, you waited in line to vote longer than anyone else. Today Democrats said in the New York Times they expect President Obama to address election reform in the State of the Union next week. Before he does, sign our petition to ask the President and Congress to support the Weekend Voting Act to move Election Day to the weekend so everyone has an equal opportunity to vote. Graphic via NYT.
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If you are African American or Latino, you waited in line to vote longer than anyone else. Today Democrats said in the New York Times they expect President Obama to address election reform in the State of the Union next week.

Before he does, sign our petition to ask the President and Congress to support the Weekend Voting Act to move Election Day to the weekend so everyone has an equal opportunity to vote.

Graphic via NYT.

Evidence shows that early voting increases as Election Day nears — the weekend before Election Day has particularly high turnout. Mandating the availability of weekend voting, as well as both standard business and non-business hours during the week, frees citizens from making a choice between work and voting.

The Brennan Center’s new report, How To Fix Long Lines, on how important weekend voting is to increasing American voter turnout and making sure all Americans have a chance to vote.

How YOU can help: Sign our petition to Congress and the President to support the Weekend Voting Act, that would move Election Day to the weekend so everyone can vote.

Live Tweeting Election Reform

Our Tom Rossmeissl was at the Brennan Center’s conference on election reform yesterday in Washington D.C. at the National Press Club, and live-tweeted the affair.

Read HuffPost’s coverage of the event here.

More people waited in line to vote in 2012 than in 2008. As Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday, this is a continuing problem with our voting system that we need to fix.  This means taking steps to address long lines at polling places - and ensuring that every polling place has an adequate number of voting machines. We must acknowledge that giving our fellow citizens access to the voting booth for longer hours and over additional days will enable more of them to cast their ballots without unduly interfering with the work or family obligations that so many have. Here’s an idea: sign our petition to Congress and the President for the Weekend Voting Act. Infographic via Pew.
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More people waited in line to vote in 2012 than in 2008.

As Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday, this is a continuing problem with our voting system that we need to fix. 

This means taking steps to address long lines at polling places - and ensuring that every polling place has an adequate number of voting machines. We must acknowledge that giving our fellow citizens access to the voting booth for longer hours and over additional days will enable more of them to cast their ballots without unduly interfering with the work or family obligations that so many have.

Here’s an idea: sign our petition to Congress and the President for the Weekend Voting Act.

Infographic via Pew.

To reduce long lines, Holder said polling places should have an adequate number of voting machines and be open for additional days - another difficult challenge because thousands of local officials make those decisions independently.

Reuters, reporting on Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks about election reform.

Weekend voting, anyone?

Sign our petition to Congress and the President for the Weekend Voting Act.