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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

Partisan Politics Drive Democracy into Reverse

By Erin Ferns Lee July 26, 2011

Just over a week before 46th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act—a cornerstone to civil rights and... Read more

Federal Court Gives Green Light to Voter Registration Lawsuit in Louisiana

By Project Vote July 21, 2011

Today, a federal court ruled that public assistance recipients and the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP can proceed with... Read more

Virginia Judge Sides with Voters in Precedent-Setting Case

By Project Vote July 21, 2011

A Virginia judge set a precedent in voting rights victories Wednesday when she handed down her decision in Project Vote... Read more

New EAC Report Shows Increased Voter Registration Among Low-Income Americans

By Project Vote July 13, 2011

An analysis of a June 27 report by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission shows that voter registration application rates at... Read more

DOJ Sues Louisiana to Comply with Federal Voter Registration Law

By Erin Ferns Lee July 12, 2011

The state of Louisiana is being challenged by the Justice Department for violating a federal election law that requires state... Read more

Reducing Early Voting Period Could Hurt Black Voters

By Erin Ferns Lee July 7, 2011

Frank Cerabino at the Palm Beach Post questions the impact of a seemingly innocuous early voting provision in a new... Read more

Project Vote Board Member Discusses Ariz. Campaign Finance Case

By PV Admin July 1, 2011

In today’s Star-Ledger (NJ), Project Vote board member Frank Askin, Distinguished Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Constitutional... Read more

U.S. Senators Call Upon DOJ to Scrutinize Photo Voter ID Laws

By Project Vote June 29, 2011

Today, members of the United States Senate urged Attorney General Eric Holder to review restrictive photo identification requirements under federal... Read more

Ohio Senate May Consider Photo ID Bill Tuesday; SOS Opposed to Measure

By Erin Ferns Lee June 27, 2011

The Ohio Senate may vote on photo ID bill, HB 159 tomorrow afternoon. The bill, as well as omnibus election... Read more

Photo ID Debate Continues in Ohio Senate Today

By Erin Ferns Lee June 23, 2011

Update, 10:55 a.m., PT: Photo ID bill HB 159 was recessed until a substitute bill is drafted. The committee will... Read more