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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Appeals court overturns state’s proof-of-citizenship requirements on federal voting forms
A federal appeals court has ruled that Kansas cannot require proof-of-citizenship documents from prospective voters who register using a federal voter-registration form… Read more
Kris W. Kobach et al. v. United States Election Assistance Commission: 10th Circuit Decision
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Partially Upholds Challenge to Louisiana’s Administration of National Voter Registration Act
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Scott, et al. v. Schedler, et al., issued a ruling partially upholding a district court’s ruling after trial that Louisiana violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by failing to properly provide voter registration services to its public assistance clients. Read more
Here Are Five Common Voter Suppression Tactics To Watch For
Voter turnout is key in many races around the country, and so voter suppression tactics tend to crop up right before an election… Read more
Letter to New Mexico Secretary of State Duran on Compliance with the NVRA
On October 30, 2014, Project Vote, Demos and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law submitted a letter regarding “Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act” to New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna J. Duran. Read more
Hundreds flagged in NC voter rolls audit
On Friday, a coalition of voting rights groups expressed concern about the audit in a letter to state elections officials. Read more
NC officials say 1,425 voters are in question
A coalition of voting rights groups expressed “deep concern about the way in which the State Board of Elections is identifying and potentially removing voters who it alleges are noncitizens.” Read more
Letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections on List Maintenance and Alleged Non-citizens
On October 24, 2014, a coalition of voting rights groups wrote to North Carolina State Board of Elections members regarding list maintenance and alleged non-citizens. Read more
Courts Block Restrictive Voting Laws Before Election Day, Showing Need for Broad Voting Protections
Hang on to your hats, voters. With less than four weeks left before the general election, new voting restrictions were... Read more
What Kind of Year Has It Been for Election Laws?
WASHINGTON, DC — With Americans heading to the polls in just four weeks, a new report from voting rights group... Read more