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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

Groups Call on Indiana Governor to Veto Harmful Election Bill

By Project Vote April 29, 2013

Indianapolis – The Indiana legislature yesterday passed election rules that will make it more difficult to register to vote, and... Read more

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Examines Efforts to Increase Compliance with NVRA

By Corey Peterson April 25, 2013

The United States Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing on Friday to discuss increasing compliance with Section 7 of... Read more

Poll finds N.C. Voters Favor Alternative to Voter ID

By Erin Ferns Lee April 18, 2013

The voter ID debate is typically divided along party lines with one side saying it is needed to prevent voter... Read more

Delaware Bill Gives Voice to New Group of Citizens

By Erin Ferns Lee April 16, 2013

Delaware lawmakers took another step forward in helping resolve the “glaring contradiction” that keeps Americans who have already served their... Read more

Voter Turnout Dropped Among Young Californians in 2012

By Erin Ferns Lee April 12, 2013

More than two million voting eligible Californians between the ages of 18 to 24 failed to vote in the 2012... Read more

Montana Voting Bill Would Hurt Reservation Residents

By Erin Ferns Lee April 11, 2013

Montana Republicans are fast-tracking a bill to remove the option to register and vote on Election Day. If passed, the... Read more

Search for Non-citizens on Tenn. Voter Rolls Turns Up Short

By Estelle Rogers April 10, 2013

The witch hunt for non-citizens lurking on voter rolls and compromising elections turned up short in Tennessee this week. According... Read more

Texas Bills Discourage Voter Participation, Say Voting Rights Groups

By Erin Ferns Lee April 8, 2013

More than two dozen civil and voting rights groups expressed concern over three new bills that may “limit and discourage... Read more

Uphold the Voting Rights Act, Says Attorney General Holder

By Erin Ferns Lee April 5, 2013

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s untimely death, Attorney General Eric Holder urged the United States Supreme Court to preserve the “crown... Read more

Group Asks Florida Lawmakers to Fix Voting System

By Sarah Massey April 3, 2013

This week, a group of voting rights and civil rights advocates, including Project Vote, wrote to the Florida Senate Community... Read more