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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

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New Guides for Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee February 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

Put Felon Disenfranchisement on the Front Burner

By Estelle Rogers February 13, 2014

They tell us that there are no coincidences in life, and similarly, there are no coincidences in politics. On Tuesday,... Read more

Senate Panel Reviews Bipartisan Report on Best Voting Practices

By Michelle Rupp February 12, 2014

The United States Senate Committee on Rules & Administration held a hearing today entitled “An Overview from the Presidential Commission... Read more

Kansas and Arizona Force Voter Registration Issue in Lawsuit

By Erin Ferns Lee February 8, 2014

Kansas and Arizona are continuing to pursue a lawsuit to force the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to alter the national... Read more

Senate Committee Approves Civil Rights Nominee

By Catherine Flanagan February 7, 2014

Project Vote was present yesterday when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to favorably report the nomination of Debo Adegbile to... Read more

Celebrate Black History Month, Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee February 6, 2014

“Citizenship means standing up for everyone’s right to vote,” said President Barack Obama at his State of the Union Address... Read more

WaPo: Politicians Have to Stop Making Voting Harder

By Erin Ferns Lee February 3, 2014

Pro-voting recommendations from the President’s election commission are getting a lot of attention and for good reason. The commission was... Read more

New Guides for Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee January 30, 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

New Policy Paper Examines Photo ID Laws

By Michael Slater January 29, 2014

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

Obama Calls for Standing up For Voting Rights in SOTU

By Erin Ferns Lee January 29, 2014

In his State of the Union Address last night, President Obama stressed to members of Congress the importance of bipartisanship... Read more