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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ACORN v. Corbett: Opinion Granting Motion for Summary Judgement to Defendant
Judge Nora Fischer granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, finding no case or controversy. Read more
Partisan Politics Drive Democracy into Reverse
Just over a week before 46th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act—a cornerstone to civil rights and... Read more
Jesse Jackson joins rallies against new FL election law
The law imposes strict regulation of third-party registration groups, said Project Vote attorney Estelle Rogers. Read more
Cerabino: Early voting change might reduce black participation
Project Vote and the American Civil Liberties Union have taken the state to federal court in an effort to stop the implementation of the new election new. Read more
Civil Rights Groups Ask Justice Department to Block Discriminatory Fla. Law
Project Vote has joined the ACLU Voting Rights Project and the Florida ACLU in asking the Department of Justice to... Read more
ACLU, NAACP ask feds to block Fla. election law
Opponents say the new law discriminates against black voters by reducing the number of early voting days from 14 to eight. Read more
ACLU Sues to Stop Enforcement of New Election Law
Project Vote and the ACLU sued Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Friday to stop implementation of a new elections law that critics say was written to discourage voters likely to support Democrats. Read more
More details of lawsuit challenging Scott, Browning on election rules overhaul
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and Project Vote, a national voting rights group, filed suit in federal court Friday to challenge the implementation of Florida’s controversial new election law. Read more
Project Vote and ACLU Sue to Block Suppressive Florida Bill
Today Project Vote is pleased to join the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) in filing a lawsuit in... Read more
Project Vote and ACLU Sue to Block Suppresive Florida Bill
Today Project Vote is pleased to join the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) in filing a lawsuit in federal court in Miami to block implementation of damaging new changes to Florida's election law until those changes can be reviewed and examined by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) or the U. S District Court for the District of Columbia, as required by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Read more