Protecting Eligible Voters
Coinciding with the nation’s tense immigration debate of recent years is a strong belief among certain partisans that undocumented people are somehow undermining the democratic process.
Instances of non-citizens attempting to cast a ballot are extremely rare, but this drummed up fear has real consequences: it excludes legitimate voters who do not have documentary proof of citizenship, such as seniors, students living away from home, or married people who adopt the surname of their spouses.
Further, proof-of-citizenship policies essentially quash community-based voter registration drives, which are responsible for reaching large numbers of potential voters at markets, churches, and other public places where one is unlikely to carry birth certi cates and passports.
Ensuring that eligible Americans are not prevented from registering and voting due to unnecessary and discriminatory bureaucratic hurdles like proof-of-citizenship requirements is one of Project Vote’s key missions.
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Groups call on Florida to halt voter purge
Six civil rights and voting rights organizations sent a letter Thursday to Secretary of State Ken Detzner asking him to stop the purge or he will risk a lawsuit. Read more
House to vote on election law changes
Patricia Selby, election counsel at Project Vote, said Republicans backing the measures haven’t cited examples of election fraud in Michigan. Read more
Kobach et. al. v United States Election Assistance Commission
Seeking to protect the rights of eligible voters in Arizona and Kansas, Project Vote moved to intervene in the case... Read more
Arizona Will Ignore Federal Court’s Ruling on Restrictive Voter Law
A tug-of-war is emerging in this 2012 swing state over two different voter registration forms. Read more
9th Circuit Nixes Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement, Upholds Voter ID
Michael Slater, executive director of Project Vote, called the ruling “a major victory for voting rights in the state of Arizona.” Read more
Court Rejects Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration
Today, an 11-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Arizona’s restrictive election law that required voter applicants... Read more
Court Strikes Down Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration
After a six year legal battle in a lawsuit brought by voting rights groups on behalf of numerous individuals and civil rights organizations, Arizona’s Proposition 200, which requires proof of citizenship for voter registration, was rejected by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today on the grounds that the law is in direct conflict with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more
Today in Kansas, extreme voter suppression rule pushed ahead of election, more states follow
What’s the matter with Kansas? If Secretary of State Kris Kobach and House Republicans have their way, it will be... Read more
MI House Should Vote “No” on Voter Suppression Package
The Michigan legislature is considering a package of bills that will create unnecessary hurdles for voters. Read more
Colorado county clerks baffled by Gessler non-citizen voter registration claims
Non-citizen voting is a fashionable political theme these days, but it has no basis in reality, said Project Vote attorney Estelle Rogers. Read more