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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Fla. wants end to federal oversight of elections

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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

ACLU, Project Vote join Fla. election law case

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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

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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

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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

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A federal judge issued a stay to an earlier ruling that would have made voter registration records available to the public. Read more

Jesse Jackson joins rallies against new FL election law

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The law imposes strict regulation of third-party registration groups, said Project Vote attorney Estelle Rogers. Read more

Federal judge rules voter registration records must be public

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“It’s a victory not just for Project Vote but it’s a victory for opennesss,” Project Vote attorney Ryan Malone said. Read more

Cerabino: Early voting change might reduce black participation

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Project Vote and the American Civil Liberties Union have taken the state to federal court in an effort to stop the implementation of the new election new. Read more

ACLU, NAACP ask feds to block Fla. election law

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Opponents say the new law discriminates against black voters by reducing the number of early voting days from 14 to eight. Read more

ACLU Sues to Stop Enforcement of New Election Law

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Project Vote and the ACLU sued Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Friday to stop implementation of a new elections law that critics say was written to discourage voters likely to support Democrats. Read more