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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Letter to the Department of Justice on the Preclearance Process
A coalition of civil rights groups submitted a letter to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division regarding its administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Read more
Fla. wants end to federal oversight of elections
Florida's top elections official today challenged federal oversight of state elections as part of an earlier lawsuit seeking approval of portions of a Republican-sponsored election law. Read more
Testimony: New State Voting Laws: Barriers to the Ballot? Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing
This is Project Votes testimony on “New State Voting Laws: Barriers to the Ballot?”, presented September 8, 2011 before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights. Read more
ACLU, Project Vote File to Join Federal Court Review Of Voter Suppression Act
The American Civil Liberties Union, together with Project Vote, today filed a Motion to Intervene in the United States District Court’s review of the Voter Suppression Act (formerly House Bill 1355) which, if approved, will make it harder for Floridians to register to vote, harder to vote and harder to have that vote counted. Read more
ACLU, Project Vote join Fla. election law case
The ACLU, Project Vote and other opponents say those sections should be struck down because they would suppress voting by minorities and some other groups. Read more
ACLU jumps into court battle over new elections law
The American Civil Liberties Union and Project Vote announced today that they are intervening in Florida’s effort to win federal approval for its controversial changes to state election laws. Read more
DOJ okays pieces of controversial elections law
Secretary of State Kurt Browning announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice had cleared dozens of changes to elections law… Read more
Judge stays ruling in Norfolk voter registration case
A federal judge issued a stay to an earlier ruling that would have made voter registration records available to the public. Read more
ACORN v. Corbett: Opinion Granting Motion for Summary Judgement to Defendant
Judge Nora Fischer granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, finding no case or controversy. Read more
Jesse Jackson joins rallies against new FL election law
The law imposes strict regulation of third-party registration groups, said Project Vote attorney Estelle Rogers. Read more