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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Voter Groups Go to Court to Fight for Voting Rights of High School Students in New Jersey
TRENTON–The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Project Vote, and the Fair Elections Legal Network submitted a brief seeking... Read more
Voter Groups Go to Court to Fight for Voting Rights of Private, Charter, and Public School Students
he American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Project Vote and the Fair Elections Legal Network today submitted a brief seeking to ensure that the Department of Education fulfill a twenty-five-year old mandate to protect the voting rights of private, charter, and public school students, which the DOE has thus-far failed to meet. Read more
Restrictive Voter Registration Law Struck Down in Arizona
A notoriously restrictive voter registration law was struck down in Arizona today after the United States Court of Appeals for... Read more
Research Memo: Debunking the Tea Party’s Election Night Message
In this research memo, Lorraine Minnite examines public expectations and attitudes toward government as the context for analyzing the 2010 federal midterm election results. Read more
Model Testimony: Preregistration
This document provides a template for advocates, citizens, and other interested parties to write testimony in support of legislation to permit 16-and 17-year-old citizens to preregister to vote. Read more
Early Voting Reduces Turnout, Unless Combined with Same-Day Registration
Rising early voting participation in recent election cycles has decreased voter turnout in general, putting Election Day on the fast... Read more
Voter Fraud Fears Stifle Voter Registration Efforts
The alarming trend of conservative-fueled fears of voter fraud may now have a chilling effect on legitimate votes. According to... Read more
Voter beware: Confusing letter from San Diego Registrar of Voters may discourage election turnout
After reviewing a copy of the document, a lawyer with Project Vote in Washington, D.C. says the letter would discourage many voters from visiting the polls. Read more
Young Voter Asks Candidates and Media to “Help Us Help You”
According to Project Vote’s recent poll, only 79.1 percent of voters under the age of 30 plan to vote in... Read more
Registering College-Age Voters: When a “Good Faith Effort” isn’t Good Enough
Last week, the Project Vote blog discussed the Higher Education Act, which requires that colleges and universities make a “good... Read more