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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

Younger Teens Can Register to Vote in Some States Too

By Erin Ferns Lee August 31, 2011

The 2012 election season is already beginning to heat up and with that, we can expect more citizens to register to... Read more

Penn. Officials Debating Photo ID Before Senate Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee August 30, 2011

Yet another state is pondering a photo ID law to enact before the 2012 election; Pennsylvania officials–including Secretary of State... Read more

Parts of Texas Photo ID Law to Take Effect Thursday

By Project Vote August 29, 2011

Most of Texas’ newly enacted legislation will take effect on Thursday, the first day of the state’s fiscal year: “Then... Read more

S.C. Dems Urge DOJ to Reject Discriminatory Photo ID Bill

By PV Admin August 26, 2011

UPDATE: The U.S. Justice Department announced on August 29 officials need more information before deciding whether to approve the state’s photo... Read more

ACLU, Project Vote File to Join Federal Court Review of Voter Suppression Act

By Project Vote August 26, 2011

Voting rights groups filed a Motion to Intervene in the United States District Court’s review of the Voter Suppression Act... Read more

Project Vote Clarifies Trademark with Obama Campaign

By Project Vote August 25, 2011

We were surprised (and confused) when we heard that President Obama’s re-election campaign, Obama for America, had announced a voter... Read more

Indiana Reaches Settlement to Offer Voter Registration to Low-Income Citizens

By Project Vote August 25, 2011

Thousands of low-income Indiana residents will finally have the opportunity to register to vote at state public assistance offices, as... Read more

Michigan Officials Put on Notice for Voting Rights Violations

By Project Vote August 22, 2011

Voting rights groups put the state of Michigan on notice after finding evidence that the state has failed to provide... Read more

Kansas Election Officials Say Go Slow on Changes in Election Administration

By Project Vote August 16, 2011

Earlier this month, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach proposed to fast track a portion of a restrictive election law... Read more

Thousands of Mainers Support Election Day Registration

By Project Vote August 15, 2011

About 68,000 Mainers signed a petition to reinstate a 38-year-old election policy that has been credited for putting Maine on... Read more