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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Project Vote Condemns Trump’s Dangerous Lies about “Illegal Voting”
Donald Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders to falsely claim illegal voters cost him the popular vote. Project Vote’s president, Michael Slater, responds. Read more
All This Talk of Voter Fraud? Across U.S., Officials Found Next to None
The overwhelming consensus from election officials across the country is that there is virtually no voter fraud in America. Read more
Confirm in Haste, Repent in Leisure: Congress Must Delay Hearings on Trump’s Attorney General
Given his troubling past and his failure to provide required information, Congress must delay the confirmation hearings of Jefferson Sessions. Read more
Project Vote Strongly Opposes Trump’s Nomination of Jefferson Sessions as Attorney General
Project Vote calls on Mr. Trump to reconsider his choice of Jefferson Sessions for Attorney General, and we call on the Senate Judiciary Committee to roundly reject the appointment should it move forward. Read more
The Foxes Guarding the Henhouse: A Voting Rights Guide to the Trump White House
The election may be over, but—as the Trump administration takes shape—it's clear that the battle for voting rights is just beginning. Read more
“Now we go to work.” An Open Letter to the Civil Rights Community from Project Vote’s President
A post-election message to the civil and voting rights communities, from Project Vote president Michael Slater. Read more
Project Vote Commends Sec. Cegavske for Extending Voter Nevada’s Voter Registration Deadlines
Project Vote congratulates Sec. Cegavske on taking a common-sense response to voter registration deadlines, and ensuring that Nevada residents who make a good faith effort to register will be able to vote this November. Read more
Election Officials Should Stop Running Out the Clock on Voter Registration
A holiday weekend and a hurricane could play havoc with some Americans' ability to register to vote this year. Read more
Letter to AK, AZ, HI, MI, and RI on Voter Registration Deadlines
Letter urging election officials to accept voter registrations postmarked after the holiday weekend. Read more
With Hurricane Matthew Battering the Southern Coast, Project Vote Calls on State Officials to Extend Voter Registration Deadlines
On Thursday, October 6, Florida Governor Rick Scott stated that the state has no intention of extending the voter registration... Read more