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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5 Voter Registration Provisions Focus of Injunction
A federal judge on Thursday granted a temporary injunction against five state provisions that affect voter registration in Texas. Read more
Congressional Voting Rights Forum Held in Texas
Today in Houston, Congressional Representatives Charles Gonzalez, Al Green, and Sheila Jackson Lee are holding a forum on voting rights.... Read more
UPDATE: Briefing on Enforcing Federal Election Law, Combatting Barriers to the Ballot
Today, Project Vote, Demos, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law went to Capitol Hill to hold two... Read more
TPM: No One is Trying to Register Dogs to Vote
In what has been called “part of a blatant and ongoing partisan effort to keep people from voting,” Republican operatives... Read more
Congressional Briefing on Enforcing Federal Election Law, Combatting Barriers to the Ballot
A Congressional briefing will be held tomorrow, July 25, to discuss “The Importance of National Voter Registration Act Enforcement Amidst... Read more
Voting Rights Groups Sue Pennsylvania for Failing to Help Register Low-Income Citizens
Today, Project Vote and our partners—including Demos and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law–filed suit against the Commonwealth... Read more
Calif. Senate Committee Hearing on Bill to Improve Voter Registration at Public Agencies
Right now, the California Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee is deliberating over a bill that would establish procedures to register voters... Read more
Project Vote Applauds Michigan Governor Snyder’s Veto of Voter Suppression Package
Today, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan vetoed a package of voter suppression laws—including HB 5061, SB 754 and SB 803—passed... Read more
Project Vote Applauds Michigan Governor Snyder’s Veto of Voter Suppression Package
Today, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan vetoed a package of voter suppression laws—including HB 5061, SB 754 and SB 803—passed by the state legislature. Project Vote Executive Director Michael Slater issued the following statement in response Read more
GOP Michigan gov. vetoes voter ID laws
The nonpartisan group Project Vote, meanwhile, applauded the Republican governor for "doing right by Michigan voters and taking an important stand against the current onslaught of voter suppression laws." Read more