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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

Fill Out Full Virginia State Voter Registration Form, Advise Voting Rights Advocates

By Project Vote August 29, 2013

Overlooking box on the form can cause eligible applicants to be rejected, says Project Vote Richmond, VA – A spot... Read more

Fla. Elections Supervisor Concerned about Voter Purge Plans

By Erin Ferns Lee August 27, 2013

Pinellas County Elections Supervisor Deborah Clark, a Republican, bucked her party’s narrative when she said there was no issue of... Read more

March on Washington Anniversary Highlights Current Issue with Voting Rights

By Erin Ferns Lee August 26, 2013

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Civil rights leaders are gathering... Read more

Hillary Clinton Raises Her Voice Against Voter Suppression

By Estelle Rogers August 14, 2013

On Monday, Hillary Rodham Clinton received the American Bar Association’s highest honor, the ABA Medal. I was there. Instead of... Read more

North Carolina Governor Signs Voter Suppression Law

By Erin Ferns Lee August 12, 2013

Today, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed one of the nation’s most sweeping voter suppression laws. Read more

Remembering the Voting Rights Act

By Kwame Akosah August 6, 2013

“They came in darkness and they came in chains. And today we strike away the last major shackle of those... Read more

North Carolina H.B. 589: Putting Up Barriers for Voters Who Move

By Leela Baggett August 2, 2013

This week, the North Carolina General Assembly presented to Governor McCrory House Bill No. 589, an omnibus election administration bill... Read more

Virginia Launches Online Voter Registration Web Site

By Leela Baggett July 25, 2013

Virginia’s online voter registration portal went live this week providing many residents the opportunity to register to vote online as... Read more

Project Vote Statement on North Carolina Voter Suppression Bill

By Project Vote July 23, 2013

Today, the Rules Committee of the North Carolina Senate is considering a new version of HB 589, an omnibus election... Read more

Voter Suppression Bill to Be Heard in N.C. Senate

By Erin Ferns Lee July 23, 2013

Today, an exhaustingly restrictive election bill is being debated by the North Carolina Senate Rules Committee. Initially a strict voter... Read more