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 Sues Texas on Behalf of Voters and the U.S. Constitution
Citing clear evidence that Texas’s election code related to voter registration violates the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the U.S. Constitution in several ways, Voting for America, an affiliate of Project Vote, filed suit today against the state of Texas. Read more
S.C. House Pushes Bill to Raise Voter Registration Barriers
Yesterday, civil and voting rights activists spoke out against a South Carolina proposal to raise restrictions on community-based groups that... Read more
Federal Hearing Puts Spotlight on Florida Voter Suppression Law
A controversial Florida law threatens voter registration drives and early voting, which has a disproportionate impact on people who are... Read more
Testimony on 2011 Florida Election Law, HB 1355 before Federal Subcommittee
Project Vote and Voting for America submitted on January 27, 2012 testimony to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights on the “New State of Voting Laws II: Protecting the Rights to Vote in the Sunshine State.” Read more
The “War on Voting” Extends to Voter Registration Drives
With an estimated 60 million eligible Americans not registered to vote, our democracy still has a long way to go... Read more
Restrictive Voting Measures Considered in Missouri
Two restrictive voting bills will go to the Missouri Senate and House floors, respectively, after gaining committee approval this week.... Read more
When Election Officers Create Hurdles to Voting
What do the Secretaries of State from Colorado, Kansas, Maine and New Mexico have in common? They have all tried... Read more
Best Of: ACLU, Project Vote highlight legislator’s remarks in letter to Department of Justice
n a letter sent to the DOJ, the ACLU of Florida and Project Vote decried the Florida Legislature’s overhaul of state election rules. Read more
Voting Laws: Michigan Legislation Could Restrict Voter Registration, Absentee Voters
Project Vote and other groups involved with voting rights brought testimony to the Senate last week, claiming the bills don't solve current voting problems but rather address "phantom problems" and cause confusion. Read more
Groups Oppose Needless Election Reform Proposals in Michigan
A coalition of voting rights groups, including Project Vote, submitted testimony to a Michigan Senate Committee today, opposing Secretary of State... Read more