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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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La. sued for disenfranchising minority and low-income voters

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Louisiana is being sued for alleged non-compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF), Project Vote, and several private persons. Read more

The GOP’s Voter ID gambit

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The GOP in many states is quietly encouraging another controversial measure: Voter ID. Read more

GOP, pushing ballot integrity, plans floor vote today

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Voters would be required to show photo identification at the polls under a bill moving rapidly in the Ohio House... Read more

Federal judge approves NM voting rights settlement

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A federal judge has approved a consent order aimed at ensuring New Mexicans have a chance to register to vote at public assistance offices. Read more

Civil rights group: La. violating voting law

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Louisiana departments aren't complying with a federal law that requires public assistance agencies that serve low-income residents to offer them voter registration, a civil rights group said Wednesday.  Read more

Agency violates voter registration law

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A federal judge has ruled New Mexico's Human Services Department is violating the National Voter Registration Act by not offering a voter registration application with every application for public assistance benefits. Read more

Judge sides with low-income voters:State must hand out forms regardless of whether person requests them

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New Mexico must make voter registration easier for thousands of individuals seeking low-income health care benefits, a federal judge said Tuesday. Read more

New state auditor may change voting rules

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A newly elected state official is looking to change the voting system, but some say the push could disenfranchise potential voters and curb turnout. Read more

California Exceptionalism: Kamala Harris Makes It a Clean Democratic Sweep!

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According to an analysis of the 2010 mid-term elections by Project Vote, at the national level, the voters that put Barack Obama in the White House back in 2008 stayed home. Read more

The 2010 electorate: Old, white, rich and Republican

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The 2010 elections turned into a rout of the Democrats because the elderly and wealthy surged to the polls, according to a new report from Project Vote. Read more