Voter Participation

The mission of the Voter Participation Program is to increase voter participation among historically disenfranchised communities. For over 20 years, Project Vote has developed and run large-scale voter registration drives and Get Out the Vote programs that placed paid canvassers—occasionally volunteers—of local community organizations in high traffic sites in neighborhoods of color.

Currently, Project Vote fulfills this mission by providing specialized technical help to partner organizations and nonprofit service providers who want to run voter engagement efforts within their constituencies, and by contributing leadership, knowledge, and critical infrastructure to the civic engagement sector.

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Young Americans Turned Apathetic By Washington Squabbling, Bad Economy

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In a phenomenon that threatens to repeat itself this fall, many discontented young people sat out the 2010 midterm elections… Read more

“Rock The Box” Early Voting Event

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East Austin’s voters, both new and old, will be casting their early votes at a fun community event this Friday at Southwest Key’s Centro de Familia. Read more

Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and Partners Promote Early Voting at Orlando Rally

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With 19 days until the Election, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFV EF) and its partners are gathering to motivate the Latino community to vote early and make their voices heard through the ballot box. Read more

Early Voting Hours Stay in Five Florida Counties; Go Strong in Other States

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Early voting has proven popular in recent elections and as a result, lawmakers have attempted to reduce its power at... Read more

Cleveland’s Latino Community Hosts Debate Watch Party: Religious and Community Leaders View and Analyze Debate

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Members of Cleveland’s Latino community will watch the final debate on foreign policy and discuss the issues that impact their lives.  Read more

More Hispanic-Americans Expected To Vote This Year

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Officials aligned with Project Vote, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focusing on minority voters, told reporters during a conference call today that they expected the number of Hispanics who will vote this year to increase 21 percent from 2008. Read more

National Latino Leaders Say, “It’s Our Time to Vote”

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With early voting underway in many parts of the country, Latino voters are expected to turn out in record numbers this year. Read more

Last Minute Voter Registration Drive Courts Hispanic Community

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The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group, along with Project Vote, held a final push voter-registration event Saturday afternoon. Read more

Voter registration ends Tuesday: Come register to vote and learn why voting matters

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Project Vote, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the Congreso de Latinos Unidos invite the Philadelphia community to register to vote and get voter information this Tuesday from 10 AM to 1 PM at Congreso’s North Philadelphia location. Read more

Voter Registration Deadlines Loom

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Would-be voters in the 2012 general election have less than two weeks to register. Read more