“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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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
Photo IDs Are Roadblocks to Voting
Minnesotans don’t want to have to present a photo voter ID in order to exercise their right to vote. This... Read more
Federal Hearing Puts Spotlight on Florida Voter Suppression Law
A controversial Florida law threatens voter registration drives and early voting, which has a disproportionate impact on people who are... Read more
Restrictive Voting Measures Considered in Missouri
Two restrictive voting bills will go to the Missouri Senate and House floors, respectively, after gaining committee approval this week.... Read more
Texas Sues to Implement New Voter ID Law
Claiming that the Obama Administration is “hostile” toward voter ID laws, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot is suing for approval... Read more
Wis. Recall Elections a Sure Thing, But New ID Law May Block Anti-Walker Vote
Wisconsinites' efforts to protect democracy—in the workplace and through the ballot—are rapidly escalating on two key fronts. Read more
Multiple States Considering Legislation To Increase Voting Rights
Courtesy of Project Vote, here is a rundown of some of the state legislation being introduced that will improve, rather than hinder, access to the polls: Read more
Elderly Tenn. Voter Fears New Law Could Disenfranchise Seniors
Tennessee’s new photo ID law not only faces potential legal challenges, but it is also being questioned by senior citizens... Read more
When Election Officers Create Hurdles to Voting
What do the Secretaries of State from Colorado, Kansas, Maine and New Mexico have in common? They have all tried... Read more
Iowa GOP Doesn’t Think Voter ID is Necessary
Iowa Caucus Won’t Require Voter ID, and Will Allow Election Day Registration, in Order to Encourage Participation All across the... Read more