Election Administration

The Election Administration (EA) program was created to respond to ongoing problems that restrict Americans’ access to the democratic process. Project Vote’s team of experts works through research, litigation, advocacy, and field efforts to ensure that voter registration is accessible, effective, and enduring.

Right now, across the country and in all three branches of government, partisan battles are being fought over voter registration policies, voter list maintenance procedures, Election Day and early voting procedures, and other vital election administration issues that will shape the electorate in 2016 and beyond.

Project Vote’s Election Administration Program works to promote and protect policies that ensure that every eligible American can register, vote, and cast a ballot that counts. Our primary focuses are is on protecting registration drives from unnecessary restrictions; advocating for laws, policies, and procedures that remove barriers to registration and voting; and ensuring that list maintenance activities do not wrongly disenfranchise voters.

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Project Vote Letter to Va. Gov. McAuliffe on Voter Registration bill HB 9

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Project Vote submitted a letter to Virginia Governor McAuliffe to express our opposition to HB 9, a bill that would reject voter registration cards for certain omissions. Read more

Letter to Congress on Obstructing Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee

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Project Vote is proud to join our colleagues in calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to do its constitutional duty and give fair consideration to any nominee President Obama names to the Supreme Court. Read more

Automatic Voter Registration Considered in Maryland Senate Hearing

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Just this past week, I had the opportunity to watch as members of the Maryland State Senate Education, Health, and... Read more

Project Vote Testimony on Washington Preregistration Bill HB 1294

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Project Vote presented testimony in support of youth voter registration bill, HB 1294 to the Senate Government Operations and Security Committee on February 25, 2016. Read more

Project Vote Testimony on Washington Voter Registration Deadline Bill HB 1428

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Project Vote presented testimony in support of HB 1428 on voter registration deadline extension to the Senate Government Operations and Security Committee on February 25, 2016. Read more

Department of Justice disowns EAC director’s move on proof of citizenship for voters

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Even the federal government says the director of a federal election agency erred when he allowed a group of red states to require proof of citizenship for those looking to vote. Read more

Groups Ask Court for Immediate Halt of Voting Restrictions

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Project Vote and partners file a motion to halt enforcement of proof-of-citizenship requirements on federal voter registration form in three states. Read more

League of Women Voters v. Newby: Motion for Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

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Motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in League of Women Voters v. Newby Read more

Infographic: State Partisan Control: 2016

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An infographic showing the partisan affiliation of officials who control election laws in each state, including governor's offices, legislatures, and secretary of state offices in 2016. Read more

Voting Rights Groups Sue Federal Election Official

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A coalition of voting rights groups on Friday sued a federal elections official who decided that residents of Alabama, Kansas and Georgia can no longer register to vote using a national form without providing proof of U.S. citizenship. Read more