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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International Election Observers Warned by Abbott
"It appears that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is ashamed of Texas’s voting rights record or he would welcome observers with open arms." Read more
Advocates to Husted: Rethink absentee ballot directive
Voting-rights advocates are urging Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted to reconsider a new directive prohibiting county elections boards from contacting residents by phone when mistakes are found on mail-in absentee ballots. Read more
Groups concerned over Ohio absentee ballot order
Common Cause Ohio and Project Vote told reporters at a Tuesday news conference that the order will cause unnecessary delays and could possibly prevent votes from being counted. Read more
States Deny Millions Of Ex-Felons Voting Rights
Eric Bates has found himself among the approximately 5.8 million whose voting rights have been taken away because of a felony conviction. Read more
A Recent History of GOP Voter Suppression in Florida
The state of Florida has an unfortunate history of disenfranchising voters. Read more
Texas leads states in enacting voting restrictions
The new laws enacted last year to govern registration and voter rolls and require photo ID have spawned numerous lawsuits. Read more
Risk of Disenfranchisement High for Ex-Felons
One in 40 Americans stand to become disenfranchised even after they have served their time. Read more
Macomb County won’t ask voters about their citizenship; Oakland County to use controversial forms
Patricia Selby, election counsel for Project Vote, said the citizenship question adds "chaos and confusion" at the polls. Read more
Group Looks to SCOTUS to Stop Voter Registration Laws
Project Vote filed an emergency appeal with the nation’s highest court, hoping it will overturn an appellate court’s decision it says hinders voter registration in Texas. Read more
Florida Essentially Gives Up on Voter Purge Efforts
The state of Florida has backed down in their attempts to purge voter-rolls of suspected non-citizens. Read more