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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According to a report by Project Vote, 55 new voting restrictions have been introduced in 30 states so far this year. Read more
A Recent History of GOP Voter Suppression in Florida
The state of Florida has an unfortunate history of disenfranchising voters. Read more
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Patricia Selby, election counsel for Project Vote, said the citizenship question adds "chaos and confusion" at the polls. Read more
Florida Essentially Gives Up on Voter Purge Efforts
The state of Florida has backed down in their attempts to purge voter-rolls of suspected non-citizens. Read more
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A series of political and legal changes to U.S. voting practices is sparking an important struggle this election season to determine who exactly will cast votes. Read more
Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again
Eight of eleven states in the former Confederacy have passed restrictive voting laws since the 2010 election, as part of a broader war on voting undertaken by the GOP. Read more
Citizenship checkoff on Michigan ballots sows confusion, hassles for voters
When Rich Robinson went to vote in East Lansing on Tuesday morning, he was surprised to see a question on his application for a ballot asking if he is a U.S. citizen. 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
Civil Rights Groups File ‘Most Expansive’ Lawsuit Against Florida Over Voter Purging
To date, dozens of Floridians and U.S. citizens have come forward stating that they were wrongly identified as “non-citizens” and are at risk of losing their right to vote. Read more
Voter advocates sue Fla. over purge
“This program clearly is using faulty data to purge people from the rolls." Read more