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Our Mission

Our goal is simple: to build an electorate that accurately represents the diversity of America’s citizenry. Through advocacy, litigation, and technical assistance, Project Vote is fighting to make sure that every eligible citizen is able to register, vote, and cast a ballot that counts.

Voter Registration Policy

We know that most Americans will vote, once they get registered. That’s why Project Vote’s work is focused on promoting sensible laws, rules, and procedures that make it easier, not harder, for eligible citizens to become registered voters. Read more

Voting Policy

The way Americans vote is changing, and Project Vote works to make sure we're making the polls more, not less, accessible. Read more

List Maintenance

Voter registration is only the first step: we also have to make sure that registrants get on the rolls, and stay on the rolls. That’s why Project Vote works to protect eligible voters from wrongful purges, voter caging, and other dangerous efforts to “clean-up” the lists. Read more

Government Agency Registration

Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to ensure that state governments played a leading role in providing our most vulnerable citizens a chance to participate in American democracy. Project Vote and our partners are working to make sure they do, and to realize the full potential of this landmark law. Read more

Civic Engagement

Since the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, voter engagement efforts have played a vital role in our democratic process. Project Vote brings our 20 years of field experience to help community-organizations run efficient, effective voter registration drives and Get Out the Vote programs. Read more

Bill Tracking

Project Vote's bill tracking service provides up-to-the-minute information on election legislation—good and bad—that has been proposed in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. Read more

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Model Bill: High School Voter Registration

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This document provides a template for lawmakers and other interested parties to draft bills in support of high school voter registration. Read more

Valdez v. Duran: Amended Complaint

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Advocates Baffled By DOJ Approval of Controversial Voter Verification Law

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A two-year battle in the courts concluded this week when the Department of Justice approved Georgia’s controversial voter verification system... Read more

The Nation: Fight Tea Party Voters with Fresh Voters

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Until recently, it was a “lonely fight” by voting rights groups to implement the National Voter Registration Act at public... Read more

Fight Tea Party Voters with Fresh Voters

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Project Vote, Demos, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the local civil rights groups who sued these states and won (forcing turnarounds at state public assistance agencies) have been waging a lonely fight to implement the National Voter Registration Act. Read more

Celebrating Women’s Suffrage Brings Another Election Issue to Light

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Next week marks the 90th anniversary of the American woman’s right to vote. Since the passage of the 19th amendment,... Read more

Labor Seeks to Mobilize Jobless, Progressive Base

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The importance of labor, youth, and minority voters in the upcoming midterm election was underscored in an important briefing paper by Project Vote's Lorraine Minnite… Read more

Upcoming Poll to Show What New Voters Really Want from the Government

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Today, Project Vote released a new memo, What Happened to Hope and Change? How Fascination with the “Tea Party” Obscures... Read more

Archaic Voter Registration Procedures Leave Citizens Behind

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Access to voter registration—the basis of democratic participation—is still limited in the 21st century by overly restrictive, “horse-and-buggy” laws across... Read more

More Richland County low-income residents registering to vote

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Job and Family Services offices in Ohio were taken to task in a 2006 lawsuit contending they failed to go far enough to register low-income voters, but voter registration at those locations skyrocketed after a court settlement went into effect in January. Read more