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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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Bellitto v. Snipes (Florida): Motion to Dismiss

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Defendants' motion to dismiss Bellitto v. Snipes. Read more

Project Vote v. Kemp: Order of Deposition

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Court order of deposition in Project Vote v. Kemp. Read more

Voter ID Rulings Serve as a Stark Reminder of Missing Protections in 2016

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Recent court victories against voter suppression just underline the missing protections of the Voting Rights Act in this crucial election year. Read more

Project Vote v. Kemp: Order

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Court order in Project Vote v. Kemp. Read more

Bellitto v. Snipes (Florida): Amended Complaint

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Suit filed by American Civil Rights Union attempting to force Broward Co. supervisor to conduct a dangerous voter purge. Read more

Project Vote v. Kemp: Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

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Defendant Brian Kemp’s motion to dismiss. Read more

As state voter ID laws fall, Florida shines — for now

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At a conference on voting and elections at the University of Florida, officials from the ACLU, NAACP, Project Vote, and the Brennan Center sketched the litigation landscape in 2016. Read more

Atkins: Lower courts striking down voter ID laws

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In a series of rulings over the last two weeks, appellate courts across the country have been filling in the hole blown out of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 three years ago by the U.S. Supreme Court... Read more

Despite Gains in Participation Among Certain Groups, New Research Shows that the American Electorate Still Does Not Represent the American People

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With just over three months until the 2016 election, a major new report from voting rights group Project Vote identifies where participatory gaps still exist in the American electorate. Read more

Representational Bias in the 2014 Electorate

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Analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, Representational Bias reviews the story of who was eligible to vote, who was registered to vote, and who did vote in the 2014 general election. Read more