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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Project Vote Urges Attorney General Abbott to Protect the Rights of Texas Voters
Statement from Michael Slater on Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Monitors in Texas and Attorney General Abbott’s response:... Read more
Fight Over Election Laws Continues in States and U.S. Congress
Continuing a trend that began after the surge of participation seen in the 2008 presidential election, partisan lawmakers have continued to push legislation that could have a negative impact on voter participation, particularly among low-income Americans and people of color. Read more
Citizens Fight Back to Defend Voting Rights
Voting rights is the latest subject to be examined in the magazine Human Rights, a publication of the American Bar... Read more
States Deny Millions Of Ex-Felons Voting Rights
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
Are You Ready to Vote?
Election Day is just over a month away and several states will begin closing registration in the coming weeks, starting... Read more
As Close of Voter Registration Looms, Project Vote Asks Summit County Board of Elections to Process Applications on Time
Today, voting rights group Project Vote wrote to Joseph Masich, director of the Summit County Board of Elections, to express concern that voter registration applications were not being processed in a timely manner. Read more
Voter Registration Deadlines Loom
Would-be voters in the 2012 general election have less than two weeks to register. Read more
New Election Law Strengthens Voter Registration Requirement in California
Bucking the overwhelming tide of state voter suppression legislation over the last couple of years, California has done something positive!... Read more
A Recent History of GOP Voter Suppression in Florida
The state of Florida has an unfortunate history of disenfranchising voters. Read more
Texas leads states in enacting voting restrictions
The new laws enacted last year to govern registration and voter rolls and require photo ID have spawned numerous lawsuits. Read more