Voter Registration Policy

IMG_0588aIn 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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Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Order Modifying Preliminary Injunction and Denying Motion for Stay

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Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Modified Preliminary Injunction

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Judge deliberating Texas voter registration law

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Galveston is ground zero in a battle over who can help register residents to vote, Read more

Citizenship checkoff on Michigan ballots sows confusion, hassles for voters

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When Rich Robinson went to vote in East Lansing on Tuesday morning, he was surprised to see a question on his application for a ballot asking if he is a U.S. citizen. Read more

Victory for Voter Registration in Texas

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In a major victory for voting rights, today U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa ruled in favor of plaintiff Project Vote and its affiliate in Voting for America v Andrade and ordered the state of Texas to stop enforcing certain laws that restrict voter registration drives. Read more

Portions of Texas Voter Registration Law Thrown Out by Court

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“The Texas regime is restrictive, and uniquely so,” US. District Judge Costa wrote Read more

RADIO: Federal judge holds back Texas voter registration laws

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"What the legislature's done now is to make it more difficult for people to help others get registered." said former governor Mark White Read more

Judge guts vote registration law

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A federal judge in Galveston on Thursday partially blocked new Texas registration laws that critics say amount to vote suppression because they prevent large voter registration drives. Read more

Victory for Voter Registration in Texas

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In a major victory for voting rights, today U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa ruled in favor of plaintiff Project... Read more