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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Citizens Are Wrongfully Targeted in Florida Voter Purge Effort

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Florida continues with their voter purging plan, despite our warning that eligible citizens could be wrongfully removed from the voter rolls... Read more

House to vote on election law changes

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Patricia Selby, election counsel at Project Vote, said Republicans backing the measures haven’t cited examples of election fraud in Michigan.  Read more

UPDATE: Mich. Voter Suppression Bills Approved by Committee; Headed to House

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Voter suppression bills SB 751, 754, and 803—which place new regulatory requirements on community-based voter registration drives and expand the... Read more

Michigan Election Bills Miss the Mark

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Voting rights groups warn Michigan lawmakers that a suite of new election law proposals avoids existing problems while creating further confusion... Read more

Groups Sue Mass. for Failing to Offer Voter Registration to Low-Income Residents

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Yesterday, voting rights groups filed suit against the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance for... Read more

OPINION: Legislators suppressed vote without evidence of fraud

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Florida is the voter-suppression capital of the United States. Read more

Penn. Put on Notice for Failing to Provide Voter Registration to Low-Income Citizens

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Attorneys from Demos, Project Vote, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a pre-litigation notice letter on Monday to... Read more

Kobach et. al. v United States Election Assistance Commission

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Seeking to protect the rights of eligible voters in Arizona and Kansas, Project Vote moved to intervene in the case... Read more