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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Alabama Agrees to Make Voter Registration Easier After DOJ Threatens to Sue
As we reported last month, Alabama has received negative attention for its actions against voters, particularly those in low-income communities.... Read more
What We Know & What We Need to Know: A One-Day Conference on Voter Registration and Turnout
Project Vote is proud to be a co-sponsor of “What We Know and What We Need to Know: Voter Registration... Read more
How the Obama Administration is Failing Would-Be Voters
Yesterday, three of America’s leading voting rights organizations—including the organization I work with, Project Vote—wrote to the President of the... Read more
The Good News, and Bad News, About Voting Rights in America
This post was originally published at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy’s blog, ACS Blog. The year before... Read more
New Project Vote Report Examines Voting Rights Proposals
Since January, Project Vote has closely monitored 315 bills that could affect the way people vote in 2016 and beyond.... Read more
September is National Voter Registration Month
Today kicks off National Voter Registration Month, a time “to encourage voter participation and increase awareness of state requirements and deadlines for voting”... Read more
Report: Incorporating Automatic Voter Registration with the NVRA
At Project Vote, we are excited about the growing interest in AVR at both the state and federal level. We hope this paper will be useful to advocates and policy makers alike as we pursue this promising reform within existing federal law. Read more
North Carolina Citizens Take Action for Democracy
Thousands of North Carolinians traveled from all over the state to support the lawsuit challenging the 2013 Voter Information Verification Act... Read more
North Carolinians Trigger Legislative Change to Voter Suppression Law
North Carolina citizens express their concerns about the state's voter suppression law, and the legislature responds. Read more
New Jersey is Getting Serious About Voting Reform
The New Jersey state legislature introduces “The Democracy Act.” Read more