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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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In Response to Pressure, GOP Backs Off Its Plans to Challenge Montana Voters

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Yesterday the Republican Party of Montana announced that it was abandoning its plans to challenge the voting eligibility of at least 6,000 residents of that state-mostly in democratic strongholds-who had filed change-of-address cards with the U.S. Postal Service. Read more

Project Vote and ACORN Announce Completion of Historic Voter Registration Drive

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Yesterday, as voter registration deadlines passed in most states, Project Vote, the nation’s leading nonpartisan voter participation organization, and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), the country’s largest community organization, announced the completion of a joint nonpartisan voter registration drive, which has succeeded in collecting over 1.3 million voter registration applications. Read more

Project Vote Denounces Republican Attack on Montana Voters

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As reported yesterday in the online news outlet The Missoulian, the Republican Party of Montana is challenging the eligibility to vote of at least 6,000 residents of that state—mostly in key Democratic strongholds—based solely on the fact that the residents have filed change-of-address cards with the U.S. Postal Service. Read more

Groups Win Legal Battle to Protect Ohio Five-Day Window: Voters Can Register and Vote on Same Day

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Project Vote, working with a legal team led by ACLU Ohio and Ohio State University Professor Dan Tokaji and other voting rights organizations, successfully protected Ohio's five-day Same-Day Registration (SDR) yesterday. Read more

In Ohio, Voter Registration Conflict Is Brewing

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Early voting starts Tuesday in Ohio, but that doesn't mean that the process will go smoothly. On Monday, state courts rejected a Republican Party challenge to the right of voters to register and vote the same day. Five lawsuits have been filed against Ohio's secretary of state in September alone. Read more

Project Vote v. Madison County Election Board (Ohio)

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In this lawsuit, Project Vote sought a temporary restraining order against the Madison County Board of Elections, which had announced... Read more

Voting Rights Groups Seek to Protect Same-Day Registration in Ohio

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Lawyers for Project Vote and other voting rights organizations are coordinating efforts in a legal battle to protect Ohio’s five-day Same-Day Registration (SDR) period from lawsuits filed by two Republican voters. Read more

In the Presidential Election, Will All the Votes Be Counted?

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Americans are likely to see another presidential election so close that very few votes will make the difference. Meantime, new machines, new rules and a massive number of newly registered voters could lead to trouble in many states, and both parties are warning about dirty tricks. Read more

Battle brewing in Ohio over voting-record discrepancies

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Activists worry that people who moved and failed to update their records -- may of them young and minorities -- could be disenfranchised Nov. 4. The issue could loom large in battleground states. Read more

Getting Youth to Vote

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We need to be recognized, there needs to be a change, said 18 year old, Kory Rainville, a newly registered voter. The idea of change is what brought a group of students from Springfield's High School of Commerce together, and those that were eligible registered to vote. Read more