The Dangers of Playing with Matches
Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002 to impose fair and more uniform standards for state election administration, including provisions to establish and maintain statewide voter registration databases.
However, some states have misinterpreted the intent of database maintenance prodcedures outlined in HAVA and passed onerous “No Match, No Vote” laws. Under such statutes, if a state is unable to match the information on a voter’s registration application with information in an existing government database, the application is denied outright.
Research shows that matching voter data with other government databases is an unreliable, error-laden process, and that conditioning the right to vote on such a flawed system will inevitably disenfranchise eligible citizens.
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Gov. McAuliffe Vetoes Harmful Voter Registration Bill
A Virginia voter registration bill that threatened eligible citizens is no longer a threat. Read more
Threats and Opportunities Update
Now that the political climate has changed and is aided by weakened voting protections, states are taking it upon themselves to investigate and pass laws that prevent voter fraud. Read more
Voter Registration Bill Would Disenfranchise Voters Over Typos
Project Vote is urging Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to veto a harmful voter registration bill that recently passed the legislature. Read more
Georgia Senate Must Reject New “Exact Match” Bill
Reinstating "exact match" requirements that were just the subject of a lawsuit, HB 268 is bad for Georgia voters, and would almost certainly end up the subject of further litigation. Read more
Georgia Proposes to Codify Harmful Voter Registration Practice
A new Georgia bill would codify a harmful voter registration practice that is already known to erroneously reject thousands of eligible voter applicants. Read more
Voting Rights Advocates Reach Settlement in “Exact Match” Voting System Lawsuit
Georgia agrees to stop rejecting voter applications based on typos and data entry errors. Read more
Election Bill Could Stop Thousands of Eligible People From Voting
Project Vote submitted testimony in opposition to Virginia’s "no match, no vote" bill, SB 1581. Read more
Indiana Bill Could Erroneously Purge Legitimate Voters
Project Vote is urging an Indiana Senator Greg Walker to reconsider legislation that puts registered voters at risk. Read more
Georgia’s Discriminatory Voter Verification Process
Project Vote President Michael Slater discusses our new lawsuit to protect voters of color in the state of Georgia. Read more
New Project Vote Policy Paper: No Match, No Vote
Continuing our 2010 Issues in Election Administration series, a suite of materials designed for anyone wanting to know more about key... Read more