State Voting Rights Act Advocacy
The Election Law Clinic is partnering with local organizations across the country to to adopt or amend SVRAs to better enfranchise people of color in local government.
The Election Law Clinic is partnering with local organizations across the country to adopt or amend SVRAs to better enfranchise people of color in local government.
Reducing Racial Discrimination in Voting Through Election Alignment in New York
The Election Law Clinic provided a detailed analysis of the racially disparate impact of holding off-cycle elections in towns and counties in New York to support an advocacy letter urging Governor Hochul to sign the Election Alignment Bill (A4282B/S3505B) that passed both houses of the New York State Legislature.
The Election Law Clinic provided a detailed analysis of the racially disparate impact of holding off-cycle elections in towns and counties in New York to support an advocacy letter urging Governor Hochul to sign the Election Alignment Bill (A4282B/S3505B) that passed both houses of the New York State Legislature.
Federal Election Commission Comment - Response to Public Citizen’s Petition for Rulemaking
The Election Law Clinic and the Cyberlaw Clinic jointly submitted comment to the Federal Election Commission, urging the Commission to clarify the extent of the current statutory authority to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in election campaigns and provide guidance on its use moving forward.
The Election Law Clinic and the Cyberlaw Clinic jointly submitted comment to the Federal Election Commission, urging the Commission to clarify the extent of the current statutory authority to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in election campaigns and provide guidance on its use moving forward.
RPV Near Me
RPV Near Me is a project of the Election Law Clinic (“ELC”) at Harvard Law School. ELC now offers free access to summary measures of racially polarized voting (“RPV”) for every county in the country. We hope RPV Near Me will be a resource to voters, community groups, activists, lawyers, and journalists to learn about voting patterns, areas of minority underrepresentation, and identify areas where the electoral system could be improved