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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

Health Care Exchanges and Voting Rights

By Michael Slater January 23, 2014

Yesterday, Project Vote and Demos sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to take immediate action to ensure that... Read more

Yes, Mr. President, We Have to Fix That

By Estelle Rogers January 23, 2014

The Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA) issued its report on January 22, and it was a welcome surprise. Read more

Voting Rights Groups Call on Obama Administration to Bring Federal Health Care Exchanges into Compliance with Federal Law

By Project Vote January 23, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, in a letter to President Obama, leaders for nonprofit voting rights organizations Demos and Project Vote... Read more

Online Voter Registration, Early Voting Recommended by Election Commission

By Erin Ferns Lee January 22, 2014

The President’s Commission on Election Administration released recommendations for improving the voting experience today. The Commission was created last year in... Read more

New Guides for Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee January 22, 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

Request to Change National Voter Registration Form Denied

By Erin Ferns Lee January 20, 2014

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission decided Friday that proof of citizenship requirements to register to vote would “likely hinder eligible... Read more

Ballot Access Bill Passes Massachusetts Senate

By Erin Ferns Lee January 17, 2014

The Massachusetts Senate overwhelmingly approved an omnibus election bill that would improve access to the ballot yesterday. Read more

Penn. Judge Sides with Voters, Strikes Down Voter ID Law

By Erin Ferns Lee January 17, 2014

Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law was found unconstitutional today. Read more

Hope for a Voting Rights Fix

By Estelle Rogers January 16, 2014

Today, members of Congress took an important first step in restoring and reinvigorating the protections afforded by the Voting Rights... Read more

Alabama Agrees to Offer Voter Registration Opportunities to Low-Income Citizens

By Michael Slater January 8, 2014

As we enter this important election year, I am pleased to announce the first major voting rights victory of 2014. Read more