In 49 out of 50 states, participating in the American democratic process requires an important first step: registering to vote.
Throughout American history, however, voter registration has frequently been used as a bureaucratic hurdle placed between eligible Americans and the ballot box.
That’s why Project Vote works across the country to ensure simple, fair, equitable voter registration policies that make it easier, not harder, for eligible citizens to register to vote.
From fighting laws that place unfair restrictions on community-based voter registration drives, to advocating for innovations like Automatic Voter Registration, Online Registration, Same-Day Registration, and Permanent-Portable Registration, Project Vote wants to make sure that every eligible American can register to vote.
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SCOTUS to Hear Important Case on the National Voter Registration Act
While a great deal of attention has been focused recently on the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), another vitally important voting rights issue will be argued before the justices next week. Read more
NVRA Heads to Supreme Court: Join us 3/15, 2 PM ET for a Tweetchat
Next Monday, March 18, the Supreme Court will review the critical voting rights case, Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council, Inc... Read more
Project Vote and League of Women Voters Call on Va. Gov. to Veto Harmful Bill
Yesterday, Project Vote and the League of Women Voters of Virginia called on Governor Bob McDonnell to veto SB 1008, a piece of legislation that could have a disastrous impact on community voter registration drives in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Read more
Bill Alert: Missouri House Introduces Proof of Citizenship Bill
The Missouri House has introduced yet another bill to make voting less accessible. Last week, the House adopted a bill... Read more
State Lawmakers Propose to Start Engaging Voters in High School
Voter preregistration programs that allow citizens as young as the age of 16 to preregister to vote provide a great... Read more
Indiana Lawmaker Proposes to Bar Out-of-State Students from Voting
UPDATE: On Thursday, February 28 the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment amended HB 1311 removing the provision addressing nonresident... Read more
Bill Alert: N.M. and Montana Propose Bills to Impede Voter Registration Efforts
Lawmakers in New Mexico and Montana introduced bills this week to impose further restrictions on community voter registration drives. Read more
Bill Alert: Noncitizen Voter Purge Bill Advances in Virginia
A Virginia bill to direct the State Board of Elections to compare voter registration rolls to the federal “Systematic Alien... Read more
Voter Registration Transparency Case Settled in Virginia
After nearly three years in the courts, a precedent-setting case brought by voting rights groups to ensure transparency of voter... Read more
Voter Purge Bill Defeated in Colorado
A bill to purge Colorado’s voter rolls of suspected noncitizens failed to pass today because it “could take away the... Read more