The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Project Vote filed a lawsuit today on behalf of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), charges that a Pennsylvania law unconstitutionally restricts ACORN’s right to conduct voter-registration drives. Read more
A lawsuit filed on behalf of ACORN challenging the Allegheny Co. D.A.'s broad interpretation of Pennsylvania law restricting the compensation of voter registration canvassers. Read more
District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey's preliminary injunction ordering the state of Missouri to comply with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Read more
Today, Project Vote is releasing a new report, Registering Low-Income Voters through Public Assistance Agencies in Missouri, which shows just how well public agency voter registration can work. Read more
Citing clear evidence that New Mexico public assistance agencies and motor vehicle offices have violated their federally mandated responsibility to offer tens of thousands of New Mexicans each year the opportunity to register to vote, a coalition of voting rights groups filed suit today against officials in New Mexico for violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Read more
Citing clear evidence that Indiana public assistance agencies have violated their federally mandated responsibility to offer tens of thousands of clients the opportunity to register to vote each year, a coalition of voting rights groups filed suit today against officials in Indiana for violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Read more
Low-income voters in Missouri will see increased access to voter registration at Missouri public assistance offices as a result of a settlement agreement filed today in federal district court. Read more
Settlement agreement in which Missouri Department of Social Services agrees to provide voter registration services to public assistance clients as required by the National Voter Registration Act. Read more
ACORN and Project Vote filed suit against the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), challenging the restrictions on ACORN’s right to register... Read more
When low-income Hoosiers turn to state social-services offices for help, they're supposed to get something more than financial assistance. They're also supposed to be able to register to vote. Read more