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Advocacy

Project Vote Testifies Against Call for Potentially Illegal Voter Purge
By Project Vote April 24, 2017

A “conservative legal watchdog group” has targeted Maryland’s largest county in its latest effort to force election officials to purge... Read more

Staff Posts

Matt Masterson is 50 Percent Correct
By Michael Slater April 14, 2017

The EAC chair is right: There is very little voter fraud in America, but he’s far off base in claiming that evidence of voter suppression is “virtually non-existent.” Read more

In the States

The Responsible Way to Increase Voter Access: Same Day Registration
By Brian McWalters April 13, 2017

Same day registration is known to boost voter turnout and keep voter rolls clean. Why aren't more states passing and implementing SDR laws? Read more

Blog Filters

What We Know & What We Need to Know: A One-Day Conference on Voter Registration and Turnout

By Project Vote November 2, 2015

Project Vote is proud to be a co-sponsor of “What We Know and What We Need to Know: Voter Registration... Read more

Revamped Guide to Election Law Launched for State and Local Elections

By Erin Ferns Lee October 30, 2015

Just in time for state and local elections next week, Electionary— a multi-state guide to election law that is being... Read more

How the Obama Administration is Failing Would-Be Voters

By Niyati Shah October 29, 2015

Yesterday, three of America’s leading voting rights organizations—including the organization I work with, Project Vote—wrote to the President of the... Read more

The Good News, and Bad News, About Voting Rights in America

By Marissa Liebling October 27, 2015

This post was originally published at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy’s blog, ACS Blog. The year before... Read more

Alabama Under Fire for Blocking the Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee October 26, 2015

Earlier this month, Alabama closed 31 DMV offices in majority-black counties across the state, a move that civil and voting rights... Read more

Wisconsin Bill Would Politicize Elections Agency

By Project Vote October 21, 2015

Today, the Wisconsin legislature is considering a bill that would alter the nonpartisan Government Accountability Board, a move that critics say would... Read more

New Project Vote Report Examines Voting Rights Proposals

By Michael Slater October 13, 2015

Since January, Project Vote has closely monitored 315 bills that could affect the way people vote in 2016 and beyond.... Read more

Voting Rights Struggle Continues Today

By Marissa Liebling October 7, 2015

Elusive: (adj) hard to find or capture. This is how Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) described the long, ongoing fight to... Read more

Project Vote Welcomes New Staff

By Project Vote September 29, 2015

Project Vote welcomes new legislative director, Marissa Liebling and election counsel, Stephen Mortellaro. Read more

New Federal Bill Would Help Engage Younger Citizens in our Democracy

By Marissa Liebling September 16, 2015

Project Vote supports a new federal bill aimed at increasing civic participation for young Americans. Today, Congressmen Don Beyer and... Read more