Challenging Voter Suppression
The right to vote has been one of the most challenged individual rights in the history of this country. Unfortunately, illegal and cynical attempts to suppress the vote and manipulate voters persist to this day. Among the strategies used are voter intimidation and voter challenges.
In recent years, Election Day challenges to voter eligibility have resulted in a number of controversies in polling places across the country. The fact that areas with large minority populations have been consistently targeted for aggressive challenges indicates that unlawful voter suppression tactics are a continuing concern in our country.
Project Vote’s legal team responds to reports of voter intimidation, and works to enact policies that both protect voters and reinstate confidence in the integrity of our electoral system.
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North Carolina H.B. 589: Putting Up Barriers for Voters Who Move
This week, the North Carolina General Assembly presented to Governor McCrory House Bill No. 589, an omnibus election administration bill... Read more
Voter Suppression Bill to Be Heard in N.C. Senate
Today, an exhaustingly restrictive election bill is being debated by the North Carolina Senate Rules Committee. Initially a strict voter... Read more
Project Vote Statement on North Carolina Voter Suppression Bill
"North Carolina’s senate leadership has taken a bad bill and made it immeasurably worse…" Read more
Post-racial and Post-Section 4
At the signing of the 2006 reauthorization of the VRA, after its unanimous approval by the Senate, George W. Bush... Read more
Voting Rights Act Ruling a Setback for Our Great Democracy
Today’s ruling is a significant setback for voting rights in our great democracy. The Voting Rights Act remains one of the most important achievements of the civil rights movement, and for almost 50 years has been a vital tool to protect real voters from losing their right to cast a ballot. Read more
Harmful Language Barrier in Elections Bill Would Impact Many Seeking Assistance at the Polls
As the senate election bill SB 600 heads to the floor for a final vote on Wednesday, voting rights advocates are flagging the amended language in the bill that creates a harmful barrier to some voters to cast a ballot. Read more
Montana Voting Bill Would Hurt Reservation Residents
Montana Republicans are fast-tracking a bill to remove the option to register and vote on Election Day. If passed, the... Read more
“We Have to Fix That”: Project Vote Discusses Early Voting with Leslie Marshall Show and HuffPost Live
On the night of the election, the President said “we have to fix that” about the long lines people endured... Read more
Chaos Reigns at Florida Polls on Election Day
It's getting ugly in Florida, already. Read more
EDITORIAL: Texas, an election model for autocrats
When it comes to democracy and election transparency, the attorney general of Texas is apparently taking his cues from post-Soviet autocrats… Read more