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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Voter advocates urge reinstating weekend hours and thank the Medina County Board of Elections for their resolution in support of restoration of weekend hours
Voting rights advocates praise the Medina County Board of Elections decision, and call on other boards of elections to follow their lead and put party politics aside. Read more
“A Lot Is At Stake:” Voting Rights Advocates Gear Up For Huge 2012 Battle
Voting rights advocates are fighting on the front line of the voting wars. Read more
Secretary of State calls county BOE back to vote again after meeting turns angry over early voting
Friday’s Board of Elections meeting featured shouts and cursing, as Democrat and Republican board members argued over new early-voting hours. Read more
Voter advocates call on Secretary of State Husted to restore two weekends of early in-person voting in order to have reasonable and uniform voting hours
Voting rights advocates praise the Medina County Board of Elections decision calling for the Ohio Secretary of State to modify his directive banning early voting on weekends. Read more
Early Voting Days are Good for Democracy
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Florida failed to prove that its reduction in early voting days would not negatively impact minority voters. As a result, Florida must reinstate the early voting days in five Florida counties covered by federal voting laws. Read more
How early voting changes in Ohio will hurt Democratic, black voters
Civil rights groups, voting rights advocates, clergy and the state NAACP are among those protesting the restriction of early voting hours in the battleground state of Ohio. Read more
Obstacles abound in voter registration drives
How restrictive Texas can be on these voter registration drives is the subject of a federal court case in Galveston. Read more
Judge denies state’s stay in voter registration case
A federal judge in Galveston today denied the state’s request for a stay that would have allowed Texas to enforce several of its voter registration laws. Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Order Modifying Preliminary Injunction and Denying Motion for Stay
Order modifying preliminary injunction and denying motion for stay Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Modified Preliminary Injunction
Modified preliminary injunction Read more