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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Arianna Huffington Cites Project Vote Research on the Dangers of Alienating First-Time Voters from 2008
Today on The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington cites Project Vote’s recent research memo, First-Time Voters in the 2008 Election, to... Read more
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
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
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
Georgia Failing to Offer Voter Registration to Public Assistance Clients
Project Vote and partners put Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp on notice today for failing to comply with a... Read more