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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Victory for Youth Voting in NJ
In 1985 New Jersey Governor Tom Kean signed New Jersey’s High School Voter Registration Law (HSVRL), which mandated that schools... Read more
Voting Rights Organizations Applaud Court’s Mandate Protecting Private School Student Voting Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Project Vote, and the Fair Elections Legal Network today applauded the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division’ decision holding that the New Jersey State Board of Education failed to meet an obligation for all eligible students to receive voting materials and instruction by failing to create regulations governing those rights of private and charter school students. Read more
Miami Herald: Republican-Sponsored Elections Bill “Reeks of Partisanship”
Today in Florida, the House State Affairs Committee is taking up HB 1355, an omnibus election administration bill drafted by... Read more
New Research Memo Sheds Light on First-Time Voters
New voters played a decisive role in the 2008 election, according to a new research memorandum by Project Vote Research... Read more
Research Memo: First-Time Voters in the 2008 Election
In this research memo, Lorraine C. Minnite examines trends among new voters in 2008, particularly the surge in turnout among minority an low-income voters. Read more
DOJ Enforces the NVRA Against Rhode Island
Today the Department of Justice announced that a settlement has been reached in the first suit brought under the Obama... Read more
Voter Registration Access Under Attack in Texas
*Editor’s note: Details about the criminal provisions under HB 239 were corrected on March 21. Violations result in a Class... Read more
N.H. Republicans Don’t Think Young People Should Vote
Young people “lack life experience,” are “foolish,” vote “as a liberal,” and “just vote their feelings,” apparently, all reasons to... Read more
Paperless Registration Could Fix Maryland’s ‘Broken’ System
In a recent Baltimore Sun opinion piece, former chief of the Justice Department’s Voting Section, John Tanner offers a solution to... Read more
Three States Propose Laws to Improve Youth Voter Registration Access
In recent years, six states have adopted measures to help ingrain the democratic process in the nation’s young people earlier... Read more