Kevin Hancock

Jul 7, 2024 | pressherald.com | Kevin Hancock

On June 27, in a semi-dazed state of disbelief, I watched the globally televised debate between President Biden and former President Trump. My emotions alternated between laughter, anger, sadness and deep concern. Intentionally, I almost never write about politics. This op-ed is no exception; I am not writing about politics. It’s about the absence of great leadership in our federal government, which inevitably comes with a cost that every American must carry and bear.

Jul 6, 2023 | campaignlegal.org | Adam Ginsburg |Kate Hamilton |Blair Bowie |Kevin Hancock

The work of nonpartisan civic engagement groups like the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) is a core part of building a better democracy from the ground up. These groups register voters, hold community educational events and promote civic engagement—yet their efforts have come under increasing attack by self-interested politicians, with the latest affront coming in Florida’s Senate Bill 7050 (SB 7050).

Jun 29, 2023 | campaignlegal.org | Kate Hamilton |Blair Bowie |Kevin Hancock

As state houses across the country wrap up  their 2023 legislative sessions, several states have taken important steps to update their election laws to conform with the new Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 (ECRA). Colorado, Indiana, Kansas and North Dakota enacted legislation this year that aligns their timelines for presidential elections with the new procedures established by the ECRA.

Jun 28, 2023 | campaignlegal.org | Blair Bowie |Kevin Hancock |Paul Smith

This spring, the U.S. passed a major milestone in the fight against felony disenfranchisement: a majority of states now let people with felony convictions vote after they have been released from prison and return to their communities, even if they are still serving probation or parole.  Felony disenfranchisement laws, which take away someone’s freedom to vote if they have been convicted of a felony, have long been a stain on American democracy.

Jun 27, 2023 | campaignlegal.org | Kevin Hancock |Paul Smith |Lata Nott

Checks and balances are a cornerstone of our democracy and prevent any one person, party or legislative body from abusing power. This morning, the Supreme Court rejected an extreme legal theory that threatened to completely upend that system.  The fringe independent state legislature (ISL) theory at issue in Moore v. Harper would have given state politicians nearly unchecked power to manipulate voting maps and pass state laws that thwart the will of voters by undermining the freedom to vote.