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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

SCOTUS Sides with Landmark Voter Registration Law

By Project Vote June 17, 2013

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in the case of Arizona v. The Inter Tribal... Read more

Fight Voter Suppression: Tell Congress to Pass Same Day Registration

By Project Vote May 31, 2013

While state lawmakers have been busy finding ways to undermine democracy by proposing laws to block the vote, federal lawmakers... Read more

New Policy Paper Examines Online Voter Registration

By Michael Slater May 30, 2013

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

Florida Takes a Step Forward But Misses the Opportunity to Truly Fix Voting Issues

By Project Vote May 24, 2013

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a law Monday that was a step forward in addressing the state’s broken election system... Read more

California Designates Health Exchange as Voter Registration Agency

By Erin Ferns Lee May 23, 2013

As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act this month, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen... Read more

Motor Voter Law Turns 20 Today: Join the Twitter Party #NVRAat20

By Erin Ferns Lee May 20, 2013

Today, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the landmark National Voter Registration Act that helped an estimated 141 million Americans... Read more

National Voter Registration Act Turns 20, Faces Challenges Today

By PV Admin May 17, 2013

Washington, DC – Monday, May 20 marks the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).... Read more

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the NVRA, #NVRAat20 Twitter Party

By Sarah Massey May 15, 2013

Monday, May 20 is the 20th Anniversary of the signing on the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Let’s celebrate! Join us... Read more

Early Voting Bill Advances in New York

By Erin Ferns Lee May 6, 2013

New York may soon join 32 other states in providing its electorate the opportunity to vote early if the Assembly’s... Read more

Black Voter Turnout Increased in 2012

By Sarah Massey April 29, 2013

A new report today from the Associated Press shows that the 2012 national election was historic due to changes in... Read more