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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Congressional Voting Rights Forum Held in Texas
Today in Houston, Congressional Representatives Charles Gonzalez, Al Green, and Sheila Jackson Lee are holding a forum on voting rights.... Read more
TPM: No One is Trying to Register Dogs to Vote
In what has been called “part of a blatant and ongoing partisan effort to keep people from voting,” Republican operatives... Read more
Project Vote Applauds Michigan Governor Snyder’s Veto of Voter Suppression Package
Today, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan vetoed a package of voter suppression laws—including HB 5061, SB 754 and SB 803—passed... Read more
Michigan Voting Rights in the Hands of Governor Snyder
It’s midday on June 29 at Project Vote and many of us are holding our breath, waiting to see whether... Read more
Michigan House Approves Voter Suppression Bills
Tuesday, the Michigan House passed several voter suppression measures that may affect Michiganders’ access to the ballot in November. The... 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
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
Today in Kansas, extreme voter suppression rule pushed ahead of election, more states follow
What’s the matter with Kansas? If Secretary of State Kris Kobach and House Republicans have their way, it will be... Read more
Justice Dept. Opposes Preclearance of Florida Registration Drive Restrictions
Florida’s HB 1355, the notorious package of voting changes enacted last year, is being challenged on a number of fronts,... Read more