Ellen Kurz
Ellen Kurz is the founder and president of iVote[1], a national voting rights organization in the United States. Kurz, who has been called "a one-person Paul Revere, warning of the dangers of vote-suppression efforts," has been featured in The New York Times[2], The Washington Post[3], CNN[4], TIME Magazine[5], Politico[6], and The Hill[7], among other publications across the United States.
As the president of iVote, Kurz has run high-profile campaigns to help elect secretaries of state[8] in some of the toughest battlegrounds states[9] in the country[10] and pass automatic voter registration.[11] She led what The New York Times described as "the first major push to counter the Republican moves with a legislative strategy to expand voter rights."[12] Kurz also has been the leading voice in calling for the elimination of voter registration, saying it is "a voter suppression tool" and the "burden should be on the government — not individuals — to ensure the right to vote."[3]
In 2021, Kurz was named a New York University Alumni Changemaker of the Year for her work to increase participation in U.S. elections and stop voter suppression nationwide."[13]
References
- ↑ Panetta, Grace. "The Trump-inspired battles over new voting laws will shape the 2022 governors' races". Business Insider.
- ↑ Kurz, Ellen (June 16, 2020). "Opinion | Want Better Elections? Choose Better Elections Officials" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/registration-is-a-voter-suppression-tool-lets-finally-end-it/2018/10/11/e1356198-cca1-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html
- ↑ CNN, Fredreka Schouten. "Secretary of state races emerge as America's newest political flashpoint". CNN.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "This Statewide Elected Office Has Drawn Unusual Interest From Democrats". Time.
- ↑ Montellaro, Zach. "Liberal group pledges $10M state legislative campaign on voting rights". POLITICO.
- ↑ Kurz, Ellen (July 13, 2017). "Secretaries of State: Our democracy's new first responders".
- ↑ Gardiner, Dustin. "Behind Katie Hobbs' win: How Democrats flipped Arizona's 2nd-highest office". The Arizona Republic.
- ↑ "National Voting Rights Group Spent Nearly $1 Million On Michigan's 2018 Race For Secretary of State". mcfn.org. March 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Tale of two campaigns for Secretary of State: Dem is backed by advocacy group, GOP incumbent lets record speak". The Colorado Sun. October 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Nevada Question 5, Automatic Voter Registration via DMV Initiative (2018)". Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Shear, Michael D. (November 9, 2015). "Democratic Group Called iVote Pushes Automatic Voter Registration" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ https://www.nyu.edu/alumni/changemakers//bios/bio-ellen-kurz.php
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