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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Shifting the Focus to Improving Voter Registration Access, Not Inhibiting It
In a democracy that can only boast that 71 percent of its citizens are registered and able to exercise their... Read more
Louisiana Defaulting on Federal Obligation to Register Low-Income Residents
Today, Project Vote, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and New Orleans attorney Ronald Wilson put Louisiana Secretary... Read more
Together, We Can Expand and Diversify the American Electorate
The 2010 election season left many Americans with real concerns about the state of our democracy. Secretive groups spent hundreds... Read more
Court Rules that New Mexico is in Violation of Federal Voter Registration Law
Voting rights groups scored a major victory in their efforts to bring the State of New Mexico into compliance with... Read more
Youth Civic Engagement: An Assessment of High School Voter Registration Programs
Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 have long been underrepresented in U.S. electorate, but the disparity is... Read more
Low-Income Voters Left in the Dust
The 2010 election has come and gone, and we are reminded once again that literally thousands of would-be voters were... Read more
Newly Elected Minnesota Legislators Announce Intent to make Voting More Difficult
Minnesota has some of the most progressive voter registration laws in the country, laws like same day registration and vouching,... Read more
“Needless Brouhaha” Over Registering New Citizens to Vote in Texas
A new Texas county registrar and alleged Tea Party sympathizer recently raised some eyebrows over his effort to halt voter... Read more
The Silent Majority: How False Mandates May Lead to Regressive Laws
The people spoke on November 2, say conservatives who made gains in the House and Senate. However, all this talk... Read more
Judge Rejects Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss in Project Vote v. Long
On October 29, Judge Rebecca Smith of the Eastern District of Virginia rejected the defendants’ motion to dismiss in Project... Read more