“We have to fix that,” President Obama said on Election Night 2012, following widespread reports of long lines at polling stations. In the beginning of 2014, a report from the bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA) recommended a number of common sense reforms to improve voting, including increasing opportunities for early voting.
There is a growing, bipartisan consensus that reform is needed. However, pro-voting reforms like early voting continue to meet strong partisan resistance, and many states continue to pass voter ID laws and other restrictions that place hurdles between eligible Americans and the ballot box. Meanwhile, millions of citizens—disproportionately Americans of color—are prevented from voting at all due to strict felony disenfranchisement laws.
Project Vote believes our democracy works best when everyone participates, and we work to implement common-sense reforms that make it easier, not harder, for every eligible American to cast a ballot that counts.
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Project Vote Applauds Congressional Leadership on Election Reform
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and U.S. Representative George Miller (D-Calif.) both introduced federal legislation designed to... Read more
Project Vote Applauds Congressional Leadership on Election Reform
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and U.S. Representative George Miller (D-Calif.) both introduced federal legislation designed to address the delays and problems millions of Americans endured at the polls on Election Day. 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
“We Need To Fix That”
The day after his reelection, President Obama spoke of the need for voting reform. Read more
On Historic Night, President Says “We Have to Fix” Voting; Project Vote Agrees
Michael Slater, executive director of Project Vote, released the following statement: “In his victory speech in Chicago last night, President... Read more
On Historic Night, President Says “We Have to Fix” Voting; Project Vote Agrees
Michael Slater, executive director of Project Vote, released the following statement in response: Read more
Voter turnout: the 6 states that rank highest, and why
Which state will have the highest voter turnout on Nov. 6? History suggests it will be one of the following six. Read more
Chaos Reigns at Florida Polls on Election Day
It's getting ugly in Florida, already. Read more
Project Vote Calls on NC Election Officials to Protect the Rights of College Voters
Last night, attorneys from the national voting rights organization Project Vote sent a letter to election officials expressing concern over the possible disenfranchisement of more than 1,000 students at Warren Wilson College. Read more
Photo ID not required for Tuesday’s General Election
Registered voters in Texas should be aware that they do not have to present a photo ID to vote. Read more