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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

Massachusetts Secretary Put on Notice for Voting Rights Violations

By Project Vote December 9, 2011

Yesterday, attorneys from Demos, Project Vote, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a pre-litigation notice letter... Read more

Ohio Voters May Decide on Fate of New Restrictive Election Law

By Erin Ferns Lee December 9, 2011

Ohioans will vote next year on whether the state should overturn a new election law that severely limits early voting,... Read more

NAACP Confronts Voting Barriers in Modern-Day America

By Erin Ferns Lee December 6, 2011

The nation’s oldest civil rights organization, NAACP has brought voting barriers to a national discussion this week with the release... Read more

Maryland Robocall Trial Reaches Verdict

By Erin Ferns Lee December 6, 2011

A political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich was found guilty today of of conspiring to suppress black voter... Read more

Groups Oppose Needless Election Reform Proposals in Michigan

By Erin Ferns Lee November 30, 2011

A coalition of voting rights groups, including Project Vote, submitted testimony to a Michigan Senate Committee today, opposing Secretary of State... Read more

More Signatures Collected to Repeal Ohio Election Law

By Erin Ferns Lee November 22, 2011

Voting rights advocates and hundreds of thousands of citizens may successfully put a referendum on Ohio House Bill 194 on... Read more

Why Voter ID is a “Burden”

By Erin Ferns Lee November 15, 2011

Andrew Rosenthal at the New York Times answers questions on the voter ID debate, including why it’s not OK to... Read more

Lawmakers Fight Back Against Maine Voters

By Erin Ferns Lee November 14, 2011

Last Tuesday, three out of five Mainers voted against the state Legislature’s move to restrict access to the ballot. In... Read more

Monitor Voting and Election News on Twitter

By Erin Ferns Lee November 11, 2011

The 2012 election is just under a year away and the nation is already abuzz over voting rights issues. From... Read more

Voters Speak Up on Voting Rights Restrictions

By Erin Ferns Lee November 9, 2011

The battle over voting rights reached a new peak yesterday, when voters in Maine and Mississippi voted on controversial measures... Read more