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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

Judge OKs Restrictive Voter Registration Process, Undermines Federal Voting Law

By Project Vote March 20, 2014

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren issued a ruling in Kris W. Kobach et al. v. United States Election Assistance... Read more

Voting Rights Groups Applaud District Court’s Decision In Public Assistance Voter Registration Case

By Project Vote March 17, 2014

BOSTON, MA — On Friday, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a series of rulings... Read more

New Guides to Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee March 14, 2014

Project Vote has released new guides to voter registration laws for several states. Project Vote developed these guides on behalf of our... Read more

Democracy Initiative Calls on President Obama to Bring ACA into Compliance with Federal Voting Law

By Project Vote March 13, 2014

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Democracy Initiative—a coalition of more than 40 labor, civil rights, voting rights, environmental, and like-minded... Read more

New Report on Restoring Voting Rights for Former Felons

By Michael Slater March 10, 2014

Today, Project Vote is pleased to release the latest policy paper in our Issues in Election Administration series, Restoring Voting... Read more

Sad Day for Voting Rights: Senate Rejects Nominee for Top Civil Rights Lawyer

By Estelle Rogers March 5, 2014

This afternoon, the Senate voted to filibuster the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the... Read more

New Report on Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies

By Michael Slater February 27, 2014

Continuing in our Issues in Election Administration series, today Project Vote is releasing a new policy paper on Voter Registration... Read more

Project Vote Calls on Ohio Governor to Veto Harmful Election Bills

By Michael McDunnah February 21, 2014

Today, Project Vote sent a letter to Ohio Governor John Kasich, calling on him to veto SB 205 and SB... Read more

Connecticut Allows Citizens to Register to Vote Online

By Erin Ferns Lee February 19, 2014

Yesterday, Connecticut became the 15th state to offer voter registration online. Read more

Study: Voter Suppression Law Most Affects Black Voters

By Erin Ferns Lee February 18, 2014

North Carolina’s monster voter suppression law disproportionately affects Black voters’ access to the ballot, according to a new study by... Read more