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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

Elderly Tenn. Voter Fears New Law Could Disenfranchise Seniors

By Erin Ferns Lee January 11, 2012

Tennessee’s new photo ID law not only faces potential legal challenges, but it is also being questioned by senior citizens... Read more

When Election Officers Create Hurdles to Voting

By Sarah Massey January 6, 2012

What do the Secretaries of State from Colorado, Kansas, Maine and New Mexico have in common? They have all tried... Read more

Iowa GOP Doesn’t Think Voter ID is Necessary

By Sarah Massey January 3, 2012

Iowa Caucus Won’t Require Voter ID, and Will Allow Election Day Registration, in Order to Encourage Participation  All across the... Read more

DOJ Shuts Down South Carolina Voter ID Law

By Erin Ferns Lee January 3, 2012

Over the holiday, the Department of Justice came to a decision on whether to approve South Carolina‘s photo voter ID... Read more

The Year Ahead

By PV Admin December 22, 2011

In 2008, the United States experienced the most diverse electorate in American history. Youth, people of color, and low-income Americans... Read more

Voting Rights Victory in North Carolina

By Erin Ferns Lee December 22, 2011

Today, a D.C. federal court rejected a challenge to an integral part of the Voting Rights Act that protects minorities’... Read more

Democracy Restoration Act Could Help Enfranchise Four Million Citizens

By Erin Ferns Lee December 16, 2011

At the urging of more than two dozen civil rights groups, an important piece of legislation was introduced in the... Read more

Project Vote Supports New Legislation to Punish Dirty Election Tricks

By Sarah Massey December 15, 2011

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced important legislation to punish voter suppression and intimidation tactics.... Read more

Holder Maintains Foundation of Voting Rights Act in Timely Speech

By Erin Ferns Lee December 14, 2011

Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the partisan assault on voting rights, the likes of which we have not seen... Read more

DOJ Leader to Discuss Voting Rights; Advocates Urge Him to Protect Voters

By Erin Ferns Lee December 12, 2011

Tomorrow night, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will hold a timely speech to address voting rights at the Lyndon Baines... Read more