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

Indiana Voter ID Case to be Heard in State Supreme Court Today

By PV Admin March 4, 2010

Six months after being struck down as unconstitutional for exempting absentee voters, Indiana’s contentious voter ID law may once again... Read more

New Project Vote Policy Paper: No Match, No Vote

By Michael Slater February 26, 2010

Continuing our 2010 Issues in Election Administration series, a suite of materials designed for anyone wanting to know more about key... Read more

DOJ Fight Over Georgia Proof-of-Citizenship Law Continues

By PV Admin February 26, 2010

Last May, the Justice Department struck down a voter verification procedure that was discovered to be error-prone and discriminatory. Around... Read more

Election Day Registration May Help Enfranchise Most Populated State in the Nation

By Erin Ferns Lee February 25, 2010

With a population of more than 30 million, California is one of the lowest ranking states in voter registration rates.... Read more

Preregistration Bill Heard in Arizona Senate Committee

By Bo Banwo February 25, 2010

Today the Arizona State Senate heard preregistration Senate Bill 1220, a proposed measure to allow all 17-year-old citizens to preregister... Read more

N.M. Legislature Adjourns Before Voting on Election Day Registration Bill

By Bo Banwo February 25, 2010

After a month in session, the New Mexico Legislature adjourned last week on February 18, 2010. This year session began... Read more

New Project Vote Board of Directors for 2010-2011

By Michael Slater February 24, 2010

At Project Vote, we have become convinced that the most effective approach to our work is the seamless integration of... Read more

Kansas Takes Steps to Ensure Voters Are Not Improperly Purged by Interstate Data-Match

By Erin Ferns Lee February 18, 2010

A seemingly harmless trend in voter list maintenance is to compare voter lists between states and cancel apparent matches. However,... Read more

Lawsuit Filed in Virginia over Access to Rejected Voter Applications

By Michael Slater February 17, 2010

One of the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) is that state records relating to voter registration and... Read more

Voter ID Initiative May Be on Mississippi Ballot, According to State GOP

By PV Admin February 11, 2010

Mississippi voters may vote on a voter ID measure in November 2011, said state Republicans this week. According to the... Read more