Voting Matters Blog

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

Noncitizen Voting is Nonexistent, Say Michigan Election Officials

By Erin Ferns Lee July 1, 2010

As Michigan considers following the dangerous example of Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration law, one of the candidates for the state’s chief... Read more

Voter Registration at Ohio Public Assistance Agencies Skyrocket

By PV Admin June 30, 2010

As if we needed more proof that offering voter registration through public assistance agencies works, new EAC reporting data from... Read more

Election Legislation Hearings of the Week

By Erin Ferns Lee June 29, 2010

Hearings for important election bills are scheduled as follows: Read more

Victory in Michigan: Problematic Voter Purging Programs Stopped

By PV Admin June 29, 2010

The state of Michigan has agreed to end two voter purge programs that violated federal law, disenfranchising thousands of Michigan... Read more

Voter ID on Table in South Carolina

By PV Admin June 28, 2010

South Carolina legislators will return tomorrow to “work out” voter ID legislation and the state budget, according to local publication,... Read more

Georgia SOS Files Suit to Approve Controversial Voter Verification System

By PV Admin June 25, 2010

The fight over Georgia’s proposed voter verification system continues, with both the state and civil rights groups filing suit over... Read more

Justice Department Stands Behind Voter Registration Law

By Steven Rosenfeld June 24, 2010

Modernizing voter registration services has been a big theme in policy and government circles since the 2008 presidential election.  But... Read more

Delaware Bill to Allow Youth Voter Preregistration Moves Forward in Senate

By PV Admin June 23, 2010

The Delaware General Assembly is considering legislation that would allow teenagers to register to vote when they apply for a... Read more

Progressives: Beware of the Tea Party Rhetorical Swamp

By Steven Rosenfeld June 22, 2010

Why is a progressive as smart as Robert Reich ceding Tea Party talking points as he analyzes this moment in... Read more

Election Day Preparations Reach New Heights, but Will Voters Turn Out?

By Erin Ferns Lee June 18, 2010

If there is a checklist for Election Day preparations, policy makers, candidates, and voter registration advocates have covered many bases... Read more