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

ACYPL Fellow Plans to Take Voter Engagement Lessons Home

By Jean Alia Robles May 26, 2016

ACYPL fellow, Jean Alia Robles wraps up her fellowship with Project Vote and outlines her plans to help improve elections in her home country, the Philippines. Read more

How Motor Voter Law Helps Improve Voter Registration Rates in Pennsylvania

By Colline Ferrier May 25, 2016

When states comply with federal voter registration law, more citizens register to vote. Project Vote policy analyst, Colline Ferrier offers a visual on how this works in Pennsylvania. Read more

Legislative Threats and Opportunities Update

By Erin Ferns Lee May 16, 2016

Voter registration is the first step to participating in democracy. In 2016, many states proposed new laws that, if passed, would affect a citizen’s access to voter registration and ultimately, the ballot box in November. Read more

Voting is the Heart of Democracy

By Jean Alia Robles May 13, 2016

ACYPL fellow, Jean Alia Robles muses on modern-day American voting issues and how democracies in the world should be inclusive of all citizens. Read more

Bridging the Latino Voter Registration Gap Is More Crucial Than Ever

By Niyati Shah May 12, 2016

Twenty-three million Latinos are currently eligible to vote in the United States, but less than 14 million are registered, according to a new report by the NALEO Educational Fund yesterday. Read more

Online Registration Bill is Moving, but Ohioans Won’t See Benefits Until 2017

By Marissa Liebling May 11, 2016

After a year of stalling, the Ohio House committee finally voted to move an online voter registration bill forward, but there's one catch: the bill won't go in effect before the 2016 elections. Read more

Filipino Fellow at Project Vote Hopes to Engage Voters Back Home

By Jean Alia Robles May 10, 2016

ACYPL fellow, Jean Alia Robles writes about working with Project Vote and her plans to bring back what she learns to help improve elections in her home country, the Philippines. Read more

Project Vote Welcomes ACYPL Fellow

By Project Vote May 9, 2016

Project Vote’ welcomes Jean Alia Robles, fellow of the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL). Read more

Project Vote Commends Vermont for Passing Law to Streamline Voter Registration

By Marissa Liebling May 6, 2016

Automatic registration is a promising reform and Vermont is a great example of how to do it right. Read more

How Motor Voter Law Helps Improve Voter Registration Rates in Georgia

By Colline Ferrier May 4, 2016

When states comply with federal voter registration law, more citizens register to vote. Project Vote policy analyst, Colline Ferrier offers a visual on how this works in Georgia. Read more