Common-Sense Convenience
The idea that Election Day can only be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November seems to be a thing of the past. The busy and complicated lives of American voters have demanded other choices.
Many states have expanded opportunities to vote before Election Day, in order to accommodate voters’ schedules and in the hope of increasing turnout by making voting more convenient.
These conveniences have proven popular with voters and election officials alike. They help prevent long lines on Election Day, reduce the burden on Election Day pollworkers, and have the potential to increase turnout and expand the electorate, particularly among minority voters.
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Ohio’s Early Voting Days are Good for Democracy
Today, a federal district court in Ohio in Obama for America v. Husted ordered the state not to enforce a new law barring early voting on the weekend before Election Day, thus restoring in-person voting on the three days immediately preceding Election Day for all eligible Ohio voters. Read more
Voter advocates urge reinstating weekend hours and thank the Medina County Board of Elections for their resolution in support of restoration of weekend hours
Voting rights advocates praise the Medina County Board of Elections decision, and call on other boards of elections to follow their lead and put party politics aside. Read more
Voter advocates call on Secretary of State Husted to restore two weekends of early in-person voting in order to have reasonable and uniform voting hours
Voting rights advocates praise the Medina County Board of Elections decision calling for the Ohio Secretary of State to modify his directive banning early voting on weekends. Read more
Early Voting Days are Good for Democracy
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Florida failed to prove that its reduction in early voting days would not negatively impact minority voters. As a result, Florida must reinstate the early voting days in five Florida counties covered by federal voting laws. Read more
Advocates Ask Secretary Husted and Board of Elections Officials to Support Early Voting Hours
Today, Secretary of State Husted took a step towards improving voter access by announcing the availability of an online change of address system for existing voter registrations. Read more
Voting rights are still under attack in 2012, but voting rights advocates see some signs of hope
The first month of this election year has already seen a concerted and coordinated movement to roll back voting rights across the country. These legislative trends, which could have a powerful impact on turnout in the 2012 election and beyond, are summarized in a new report released Monday from Project Vote. Read more
ACLU, Project Vote File to Join Federal Court Review Of Voter Suppression Act
The American Civil Liberties Union, together with Project Vote, today filed a Motion to Intervene in the United States District Court’s review of the Voter Suppression Act (formerly House Bill 1355) which, if approved, will make it harder for Floridians to register to vote, harder to vote and harder to have that vote counted. 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
Voting Rights Groups Urge Florida Governor to Oppose Unjustified and Harmful” Election Legislation”””
Today Project Vote joined 37 other national and Florida-based civil rights organizations in urging Florida Governor Charlie Crist to oppose (and, if necessary, veto) proposed legislation that would "needlessly infringe on the voting rights of Floridians." Read more
Voting Rights Groups Demand Suspension of Ohio Prosecutor’s Investigation” of Lawful Voters”””
A coalition of voting and civil rights groups sent a letter to Hamilton County special prosecutor Michael O’Neill today, urging him to suspend his “troubling” investigation into hundreds of county voters who lawfully registered and cast absentee ballots during Ohio’s five-day window of same day registration and voting. Read more