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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

Mississippi Polarizes Voters on November Ballot

By Erin Ferns Lee October 18, 2011

On November 8, Mississippians will vote on an issue that comes with a deeply politicized history, forcing some opponents to question... Read more

Wis. Officials Test Voter ID Law in Mock Election

By Erin Ferns Lee October 12, 2011

Yesterday, the Madison City Clerk conducted a mock election with dozens of community members to “work out the kinks” that... Read more

Calif. Gov. Addresses Proposed Changes in Voter Registration Law

By Erin Ferns Lee October 11, 2011

California Governor Jerry Brown addressed key changes to state voter registration law Friday, just before his deadline to approve new... Read more

Texas SOS Responds to DOJ on Voter ID

By Erin Ferns Lee October 7, 2011

Tuesday, the Texas secretary of state submitted additional information to the Justice Department “in an effort to ensure the state’s... Read more

Clearing Confusion About Voter ID in Wisconsin

By Erin Ferns Lee October 6, 2011

Today, the League of Women Voters released a report that used this summer’s recall elections as an example of what... Read more

Elderly Black Woman Denied Voter ID in Tenn.

By Erin Ferns Lee October 6, 2011

Last week, we blogged about public fears of disenfranchising elderly voters in Tennessee. Yesterday, the story of a 96-year-old black... Read more

The battle over ballot access continues in Colorado

By Erin Ferns Lee October 5, 2011

The battle continues between a Colorado election clerk and the secretary of state over who can receive mail ballots before the... Read more

States Ignore the Impact Photo ID Laws Could Have on Their Citizens

By Erin Ferns Lee September 30, 2011

“The U.S. Supreme Court upheld voter ID requirements in concept three years ago, but justices said then that they might... Read more

300K Ohioans Sign Petition to Repeal GOP-Backed Election Law

By Erin Ferns Lee September 29, 2011

In the nick of time, more than 300,000 Ohioans signed a petition to overturn a bill that would have “shortened... Read more

Voter Registration Laws Scrutinized by Civil Rights Groups

By Erin Ferns Lee September 28, 2011

Voter registration procedures that require proof of citizenship to be enfranchised are being challenged by civil rights and citizen groups... Read more