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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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Was The Storm a Political Trick or Treat?

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Project Vote spokesperson Viviana Hurtado joins a discussion of how Hurricane Sandy will effect the election. Read more

Election-day registration: The anti-voter ID

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Though states with voter ID will likely see a significant decrease in their voter turnout, those losses could be offset by turnout gains in states with Election-Day Registration. Read more

Texas Attorney General Threatens Foreign Poll Watchers

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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott made it clear this week he does not want international elections observers anywhere near the polls in his state. Read more

Young Americans Turned Apathetic By Washington Squabbling, Bad Economy

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In a phenomenon that threatens to repeat itself this fall, many discontented young people sat out the 2010 midterm elections… Read more

International Election Observers Warned by Abbott

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"It appears that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is ashamed of Texas’s voting rights record or he would welcome observers with open arms." Read more

Voting rights group urges Texas to embrace poll watchers

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"Project Vote urges the Texas Attorney General to devote scarce taxpayer resources to protecting voters from the very real threats of voter intimidation and suppression." Read more

More Hispanic-Americans Expected To Vote This Year

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Officials aligned with Project Vote, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focusing on minority voters, told reporters during a conference call today that they expected the number of Hispanics who will vote this year to increase 21 percent from 2008. Read more

Advocates to Husted: Rethink absentee ballot directive

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Voting-rights advocates are urging Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted to reconsider a new directive prohibiting county elections boards from contacting residents by phone when mistakes are found on mail-in absentee ballots. Read more

Groups concerned over Ohio absentee ballot order

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Common Cause Ohio and Project Vote told reporters at a Tuesday news conference that the order will cause unnecessary delays and could possibly prevent votes from being counted. Read more

States Deny Millions Of Ex-Felons Voting Rights

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Eric Bates has found himself among the approximately 5.8 million whose voting rights have been taken away because of a felony conviction. Read more