Press releases and news stories concerning Project Vote’s work.
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With Hurricane Matthew Battering the Southern Coast, Project Vote Calls on State Officials to Extend Voter Registration Deadlines
On Thursday, October 6, Florida Governor Rick Scott stated that the state has no intention of extending the voter registration... Read more
Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook
Ari Berman discusses how "Texas treats voter registration like a criminal offense and makes it as difficult as possible to do." Read more
Georgia Says It Will Allow Tens of Thousands of Previously-Rejected Voters to Cast Ballots This November
Tens of thousands of eligible Georgia voters whose voter registrations had been canceled or were at risk of being canceled will be able to cast a ballot this November, according to a letter filed with a federal court. Read more
Georgia agrees to add thousands to voter rolls ahead of Nov. election
by Kristina Torres, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gainesville — Georgia has agreed to temporarily suspend a requirement that has prevented tens... Read more
Judge orders release of Georgia’s rejected voter records
"We are pleased that the court has recognized the merits of this case, and has ordered the prompt release of records," said Michelle Kanter Cohen, election counsel for Project Vote. "Decisions about who is and is not able to register to vote must be made in the open for our democracy to be fair and accessible." Read more
Judge Orders Ga. Secretary of State to Release Rejected Voter Records
James Cobb, an attorney at Atlanta's Caplan Cobb who is co-counsel on the case, called Duffey's order "an important acknowledgment of the right of groups like Project Vote—and of all of Georgia's citizens—to monitor the state's voter-registration practices." Read more
Judge orders Georgia to release database records on voter registration
A federal judge has ordered Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp to release more detailed public records about why the state decides to reject applicants trying to register to vote... Read more
In a Victory for Voters, Court Orders Georgia’s Secretary of State to Release Voter Registration Records
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that a federal lawsuit to ensure the transparency of Georgia's voter registration records will proceed, and that the state must release certain records under the NVRA. Read more
Lawsuit: ‘Exact Match’ System Negatively Impacts Georgia’s Minority Voters
Georgia's strict system for adding new voters to the rolls risks disenfranchising tens of thousands of minorities in the battleground state this fall, according to a new lawsuit by several voting rights groups. Read more
Georgia is using an error-riddled database to reject thousands of voter registrations
Kira Lerner discusses our lawsuit over Georgia's flawed and discriminatory voter verification process. Read more