Press releases and news stories concerning Project Vote’s work.
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Court issues temporary stay over voter citizenship
Kansas and Arizona residents can continue to register to vote for now using a federal form without having to provide proof of citizenship… Read more
Project Vote Receives over $50,000 from CREDO for Voting Rights Work
CREDO, America’s only progressive phone company, announced today that it is donating $57,589 to Project Vote for the group’s work in 2014 to ensure that every eligible American can register, vote, and cast a ballot that counts. Read more
Battleground Texas: Inside the fight to turn the state blue
The massive growth of Texas’s Hispanic population is set to fundamentally reshape the state’s politics in the coming decades… Read more
In Florida, Bid to Cut Voter Rolls Is Set Back
Gov. Rick Scott’s effort to remove voters who are not American citizens from voter registration rolls has suffered a one-two punch in the past week. Read more
Rick Scott’s voter purge was illegal: Court
Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s badly flawed purge of the voter rolls before the 2012 election was illegal, a federal court ruled Tuesday. Read more
Florida Purge Program Was Illegal, Rules Federal Court
Marking a major victory for Florida voters, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled on Tuesday that Florida’s 2012 voter purge program violated federal law. Read more
Feds Seek Stay of Order in Voter Citizenship Case
Federal election officials have asked a judge to temporarily suspend his own order that they help Kansas and Arizona enforce state laws requiring voters to prove their U.S. citizenship… Read more
Voter rights groups appeal ruling on documentation
Voting rights groups filed an appeal Friday of a judge’s order that federal election officials must help Kansas and Arizona enforce state laws requiring new voters to provide documentation proving their U.S. citizenship. Read more
Obamacare helping millions register to vote
Nationwide, Obamacare could ultimately be responsible for registering anywhere from 3 to 7 million voters over the next eight years. Read more
Californians who used health marketplaces receive voter registration forms
California officials have started sending voter registration forms to 4 million people who shopped on the state’s new online health insurance marketplace, as part of a legal settlement with voting rights groups… Read more