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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SCOTUS Sides with Landmark Voter Registration Law
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in the case of Arizona v. The Inter Tribal... Read more
Groups Call on Indiana Governor to Veto Harmful Election Bill
Indianapolis – The Indiana legislature yesterday passed election rules that will make it more difficult to register to vote, and... Read more
Bill Alert: N.M. and Montana Propose Bills to Impede Voter Registration Efforts
Lawmakers in New Mexico and Montana introduced bills this week to impose further restrictions on community voter registration drives. Read more
Proposed Rules Would Harm Democracy in Virginia, Say Voting Rights Advocates
Press Statement from League of Women Voters of Virginia and Project Vote: Introduced earlier this month, Virginia House Bill 1747/Senate... Read more
Congress Holds Hearing on State of Voting Rights
Today, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing to address The State of the Right to Vote After... Read more
Project Vote Urges Attorney General Abbott to Protect the Rights of Texas Voters
Statement from Michael Slater on Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Monitors in Texas and Attorney General Abbott’s response:... Read more
Project Vote Appeals Texas Voter Registration Case to U.S. Supreme Court
Today, with little over three weeks left before the close of voter registration in Texas, attorneys for Project Vote filed... Read more
It is Harder to Vote in America than it was in 2008
Voting has become more difficult in the last four years, says a new report from the nonprofit voting rights organization... Read more
Judge Upholds Voter Registration Decision in Texas
Today U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa upheld his earlier opinion in favor of plaintiff Project Vote and its affiliate... Read more
Victory for Voter Registration in Texas
In a major victory for voting rights, today U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa ruled in favor of plaintiff Project... Read more