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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

Nevada Fails to Follow Federal Voter Registration Law, Groups Find

By Erin Ferns Lee June 12, 2012

Yesterday, voting rights groups filed a complaint against Nevada officials over the state’s failure to comply with the National Voter... Read more

Fla. Official Insists on Purging Voters Despite Major Program Flaws

By Sarah Massey June 8, 2012

On Wednesday, Florida’s Secretary of State Ken Detzner issued a letter to the Department of Justice stating that the state’s... Read more

New Census Report Shows Voter Participation Trends in U.S.

By Estelle Rogers June 7, 2012

Recent U.S. census data, culled from a survey of 50,000 households, underscores a lot of the patterns that election-watchers have... Read more

DOJ Orders Florida to Stop Voter Purge

By Erin Ferns Lee June 1, 2012

Last night, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered Florida to halt its voter purge program, claiming that the state is... Read more

Citizens Are Wrongfully Targeted in Florida Voter Purge Effort

By Erin Ferns Lee May 29, 2012

Florida continues with their voter purging plan, despite our warning that eligible citizens could be wrongfully removed from the voter rolls... Read more

Voting Rights Groups Call on Florida to Stop Purging Voters

By PV Admin May 24, 2012

A voting rights coalition sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner today, alerting him that Florida’s plan... Read more

Killing Census Survey Creates More Harm Than Savings

By Kelly Gerlach May 23, 2012

The House of Representatives voted 232-190 to defund the American Community Survey this month, supposedly on the grounds of budgetary... Read more

UPDATE: Mich. Voter Suppression Bills Approved by Committee; Headed to House

By Pat Selby May 22, 2012

Voter suppression bills SB 751, 754, and 803—which place new regulatory requirements on community-based voter registration drives and expand the... Read more

Michigan Election Bills Miss the Mark

By Erin Ferns Lee May 22, 2012

Voting rights groups warn Michigan lawmakers that a suite of new election law proposals avoids existing problems while creating further confusion... Read more

Voter ID Myths: When Are You Required to Show ID In Your Daily Life?

By Erin Ferns Lee May 18, 2012

Voter ID proponents often claim that requiring citizens to present government-issued photo ID to vote is not a burden to... Read more