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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Obstacles abound in voter registration drives
How restrictive Texas can be on these voter registration drives is the subject of a federal court case in Galveston. Read more
Judge denies state’s stay in voter registration case
A federal judge in Galveston today denied the state’s request for a stay that would have allowed Texas to enforce several of its voter registration laws. Read more
Judge deliberating Texas voter registration law
Galveston is ground zero in a battle over who can help register residents to vote, Read more
Portions of Texas Voter Registration Law Thrown Out by Court
“The Texas regime is restrictive, and uniquely so,” US. District Judge Costa wrote Read more
RADIO: Federal judge holds back Texas voter registration laws
"What the legislature's done now is to make it more difficult for people to help others get registered." said former governor Mark White Read more
Judge guts vote registration law
A federal judge in Galveston on Thursday partially blocked new Texas registration laws that critics say amount to vote suppression because they prevent large voter registration drives. Read more
5 Voter Registration Provisions Focus of Injunction
A federal judge on Thursday granted a temporary injunction against five state provisions that affect voter registration in Texas. Read more
GOP Michigan gov. vetoes voter ID laws
The nonpartisan group Project Vote, meanwhile, applauded the Republican governor for "doing right by Michigan voters and taking an important stand against the current onslaught of voter suppression laws." Read more
Project Vote hopes Governor Snyder will veto new voting regulations
Patricia Selby with Project Vote says some of the changes could actually make it harder for organizations to help register voters. Read more
OPINION: Legislature needs to try again
The court heard about fears of voting fraud. It did not hear about voting fraud. Read more