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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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Report Cites Rise In Voter Registrations Following Suit

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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission report says that 53,000 low-income Hoosiers either applied to register or updated their registrations from 2011 to 2012. Read more

More Hoosiers register to vote through public assistance offices

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According to Project Vote, a Washington D.C.-based non-profit organization that works to empower, educate and mobilize marginalized and under-represented voters, the increase is the result of a lawsuit settled in 2011. Read more

Nearly 30,000 low-income Louisianans apply to register to vote

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“These data show that Louisianans want to register and will register to vote when given the opportunity.” Read more

Group: Voter registration grew at assistance sites

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Thousands of low-income Louisiana residents have registered to vote because of its pressure on state public assistance agencies to provide the applications. Read more

How to Make Voting Easier

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Much progress has been made as we mark the 20th anniversary of the NVRA, but there’s still a long way to go. Read more

Online registration may ease state voter disenfranchisement

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A March 27 report by Project Vote found that last year more photo ID laws, voter purges and voter registration restrictions were either introduced or passed in state legislatures across the country than ever before.    Read more

Three months, 30 states, 55 new voting restrictions

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It is, as Project Vote's Erin Ferns Lee put it, "an onslaught." Read more

New Voter Suppression Efforts Prove Voting Rights Act Still Needed

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According to a report by Project Vote, 55 new voting restrictions have been introduced in 30 states so far this year. Read more

Federal court finds election law violations in Louisiana

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“It’s a great day in Louisiana for voting rights.” Read more

Judge: Agencies violated voter registration law

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A federal judge has ruled that Louisiana public assistance agencies have violated a law that requires them to provide applicants with voter registration forms regardless of whether the transaction is done in person or by mail, telephone or online. Read more