Protecting Voter Registration Drives
Since the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, voter engagement efforts have played a vital role in our democratic process. While there are other ways to reach the tens of millions of underrepresented Americans, no substitute exists for the patriotic act of canvassing our country’s neighborhoods to help community members register to vote.
However, in recent years voter registration efforts have faced growing resistance and attack from partisan forces opposed to expanding the franchise. States have increasingly imposed severe restrictions on drive activities, threatening to make voter registration efforts prohibitively expensive and risky in many states.
Project Vote is dedicated to protecting this vital legacy of the Civil Rights movement, and ensuring that voter registration drives can continue to operate unimpeded by threat of persecution and unfair administrative restrictions.
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Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Plaintiffs’ Reply to Defendants’ Responses to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Plaintiff's reply to defendant's response to motion for preliminary injunction. Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Defendant Hope Andrade’s Response to the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
Defendant's reply to plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction. Read more
UPDATE: Mich. Voter Suppression Bills Approved by Committee; Headed to House
Voter suppression bills SB 751, 754, and 803—which place new regulatory requirements on community-based voter registration drives and expand the... Read more
Michigan Election Bills Miss the Mark
Voting rights groups warn Michigan lawmakers that a suite of new election law proposals avoids existing problems while creating further confusion... Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Accompanying Memorandum of Law
Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction Read more
OPINION: Legislators suppressed vote without evidence of fraud
Florida is the voter-suppression capital of the United States. Read more
Court Strikes Down Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration
After a six year legal battle in a lawsuit brought by voting rights groups on behalf of numerous individuals and civil rights organizations, Arizona’s Proposition 200, which requires proof of citizenship for voter registration, was rejected by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today on the grounds that the law is in direct conflict with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more
Laws restricting voter registration drives discriminatory; registrations dropping in Florida
This year two Florida community voter registration drives, by Rock the Vote and the League of Women Voters, have stopped... Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
Defendant's motion to dismiss. Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Defendants’ Answer
Sec. of State Andrades's answer to complaint. Read more