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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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Michigan Models Anti-Immigration Bills After Arizona; Targets Voting

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Following the buzz in Michigan that the state wants to clone Arizona’s controversial immigration bill, SB 1070, the state introduced... Read more

Voter ID Efforts Pick up Steam in Election Year

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The fight over voter identification has reemerged in a number of states as the 2010 midterm elections approach and politicians... Read more

Vote by Mail Spreads, But Doesn’t Help All Voters

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Some progressives overlook that voting by mail does not always help their longtime constituents. As state and county officials look... Read more

Potentially Risky Voter Roll Procedure to Occur in Miss.

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The potentially risky practice of interstate voter database matching has expanded to more states in 2010. In itself, the database... Read more

Election Legislation Threats and Opportunities Memo, June 2010

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In this report, Erin Ferns Lee reviews both the threats and opportunities represented by election bills that have been introduced in U.S. Congress and the states in summer 2010, based on Project Vote’s bill monitoring project, discussions with state-based advocates, recent media coverage, and the partisan makeup of the legislatures and state election directors. Read more

Mo. Voter ID Saga Comes to an End

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Another chapter in the Missouri photo ID saga has ended.  Once again, right wing lawmakers proposed a restrictive photographic ID... Read more

Texas Automates Voter Registration at the Driver License Offices

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Another big state has taken steps to modernize voter registration at its motor vehicle offices. The Texas Department of Public... Read more

Wis. Election Official Explains Why Voluntary ID is Unfair

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The director of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, which recently shut down a citizen activist effort to show photo ID,... Read more

Government Technology: Touchscreen Devices May Transform Voter Registration

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Today, Government Technology reported on the development of electronic registration via mobile devices, featuring Project Vote’s developing voter registration application. Read more

Will Touchscreen Devices Transform Voter Registration Systems?

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Santa Clara County made a strategic move last Friday, May 14, when its Registrar of Voters became the first in the nation to accept electronic signatures for voter registrations. Read more