Hearing on the Voting Rights Act
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, civil rights leaders, and law professors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. They discussed several …
1,295 viewsAssistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, civil rights leaders, and law professors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. They discussed several …
1,295 viewsHans von Spakovsky talked about efforts to change voting rights, laws, and audits of some states' 2020 presidential election results.
725 viewsThe Heritage Foundation hosted a virtual discussion on the 2020 election and mail-in ballots. Panelists expressed concerns over mail-in voting, delayed election results, and legal proceeding…
507 viewsHans von Spakovsky talked about potential changes and concerns related to expanding vote-by-mail and absentee balloting for the November general election amid concerns over coronavirus.
732 viewsHans von Spakovsky, a member of the Trump administration’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, talked about the goals for the commission.
871 viewsRepublican lawyers discussed efforts to restrict access to the polls through voter ID and other laws. The discussion was hosted by the Republican National Lawyers Association at its annual p…
324 viewsHans Von Spakovsky, a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), discussed his work to study illegal voting in the United States and his suggestions for strengthening inte…
612 viewsPanelists talked about the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) made opening remarks on the history of voting rights. The panelists discussed among other topics whethe…
535 viewsHans Von Spakovsky and Nicole Austin-Hillery talked about the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and its history, impact, and effectiveness. A video clip was shown of President Lyndo…
1,158 viewsPanelists talked about the role of the federal government in elections and the future of campaign finance regulation.
321 viewsPanelists talked about expanding political rights for voters with disabilities, voter identification laws, and the role of candidates in political discourse. “Got ID? Recent Trends in Vo…
334 viewsElection experts Sherrilyn Ifill and Hans von Spakovsky spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on the potential impact on the 2014 midterm elections of state voter identification law…
739 viewsNicole Austin-Hillery and Hans con Spakovsky talked about the Voting Rights Act, which President Johnson signed the act into law on August 6, 1965. Other topics included state voter identifi…
771 viewsHans von Spakovsky talked about his book, Who’s Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk. He also responded to questions from students in the audience at the 20th annu…
171 viewsAri Berman and Hans Von Spakovsky talked about the Supreme Court case challenging a provision of the Voting Rights Act known as Section 5, which says states and localities with a history of …
2,461 viewsThe authors argue that there are serious problems with fraud and error within the U.S. election system that require scrutiny and investigation. States need to reduce illegal votes, they say,…
1,359 viewsCivil rights experts talked about the current status and impact of new state voter identification laws. Hans Von Spakovsky said the laws do not suppress voter turnout and help address the pr…
54,738 viewsPanelists talked about progress states had made in enacting new protections for military and overseas voters. They focused on implementation of the MOVE Act, which protects the right of serv…
215 viewsHans Von Spakovsky and Jon Greenbaum talked about the impact of new voter identification laws across the U.S. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Von Sp…
467 viewsRepublican members of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform Committees talked about recent allegations against ACORN and congressional bans on federal funding for the organ…
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