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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Voter Registration Laws Scrutinized by Civil Rights Groups

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Voter registration procedures that require proof of citizenship to be enfranchised are being challenged by civil rights and citizen groups... Read more

Student Voter Fraud Probe Finds No Evidence of Illegal Voting

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A two-month long voter fraud investigation in Maine concludes with no evidence of illegal voting by the 206 students that... Read more

Illinois County Clerk Says Voter ID Laws are Based on Falsehoods

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Cook County, Ill. clerk, David Orr warns against the fine line between protecting and preventing democracy when it comes to... Read more

Weekly Voting Rights News Roundup

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The Republican effort to make it harder for certain people to vote–particularly the new voters that turned out in 2008–was... Read more

New Restrictive Laws Block the Youth Vote

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The recent effort to make it harder for Americans to vote in 2012 hits the youth populations in Wisconsin and... Read more

Voting Rights News Roundup

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Election season is already underway with the nation talking about the state of voting rights. The War on Voting that... Read more

Barriers to the Ballot Addressed in Congressional Hearing

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Members of Congress are holding a hearing today, asking whether the slew of new, partisan-pushed voting laws were creating “barriers... Read more

Partisans and Advocates Battle Over Voting Rights

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The “War on Voting”–the partisan-fueled campaign to enact laws to restrict access to the ballot–has received significant attention in the... Read more

Younger Teens Can Register to Vote in Some States Too

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The 2012 election season is already beginning to heat up and with that, we can expect more citizens to register to... Read more

Indiana Reaches Settlement to Offer Voter Registration to Low-Income Citizens

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Thousands of low-income Indiana residents will finally have the opportunity to register to vote at state public assistance offices, as... Read more