There are 4 article(s) tagged Marian Ott:

• April 2020

  • New voter registration law strips out criminal penalties

    Voter registration advocates are applauding the repeal of “onerous” restrictions and potential criminal penalties for large drives with the signing into law of new legislation passed in March.

    By Sam Stockard April 03, 2020

• November 2019

  • Secretary of State sees no confusion in voter registration law with trial set for 2021

    The trial will be a legal battle between the state and voter registration advocates over new requirements and penalties approved this year but on hold because of a federal court ruling.

    By Sam Stockard November 16, 2019

• September 2019

  • Federal judge blocks new voter registration law filled with penalties

    A federal judge Thursday blocked the state’s new voter registration law, a reaction to a large number of applications filed in Shelby County in 2018. 

    By Sam Stockard September 12, 2019

• April 2019

  • Legislature ready to penalize ‘deficient’ voter registration forms

    A Senate committee passed legislation Tuesday penalizing voter registration drives that turn in large numbers of “deficient” forms, a bill stemming from the 2018 Black Voter Project in Shelby County.

    By Sam Stockard April 12, 2019