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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

Ballots in Question for Students at Liberal N.C. College

By Erin Ferns Lee November 3, 2012

Update 11/6/12: Attorneys from Project Vote sent a letter to election officials in Buncombe County, as well as to the State Board of... Read more

Energetic Voters Cast Early Ballots in Central Florida

By Sarah Brannon November 2, 2012

In the latest edition of our “Dispatches from the Polls” series, Project Vote’s Sarah Brannon reports from Central Florida on... Read more

Texas Should Get a Clue, Says Washington Post

By Erin Ferns Lee November 1, 2012

The United States is revered for its democratic transparency that allows us to vote in fair and free elections, the... Read more

Project Vote Urges Attorney General Abbott to Protect the Rights of Texas Voters

By Project Vote October 24, 2012

Statement from Michael Slater on Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Monitors in Texas and Attorney General Abbott’s response:... Read more

Early Voting Hours Stay in Five Florida Counties; Go Strong in Other States

By Erin Ferns Lee October 19, 2012

Early voting has proven popular in recent elections and as a result, lawmakers have attempted to reduce its power at... Read more

Fla. Assures Court that No Eligible Voter Will Be Purged Before Election

By Project Vote October 18, 2012

Washington, DC – Concerned that the state of Florida’s program to remove alleged non-citizens from the voter rolls could wrongfully... Read more

Fight Over Election Laws Continues in States and U.S. Congress

By Project Vote October 17, 2012

Today, Project Vote releases a new report, Election Legislation 2012: Threats and Opportunities Assessment Update. Throughout 2012, Project Vote has tracked election-related... Read more

Ohio Voter Fraud Billboards Targeting Black Voters Will Stay, Says Clear Channel

By Erin Ferns Lee October 12, 2012

UPDATE on Oct. 21, 2012: Clear Channel Outdoor has agreed to remove the offending billboards. Read more. Clear Channel was... Read more

Group Sues to Stop Discriminatory Voter Purge Effort in Harris County, Texas

By Erin Ferns Lee October 11, 2012

Today, LULAC filed suit against Harris County in Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas for wrongly rejecting... Read more

Citizens Fight Back to Defend Voting Rights

By Erin Ferns Lee October 9, 2012

Voting rights is the latest subject to be examined in the magazine Human Rights, a publication of the American Bar... Read more