Partner: ACORN

Fighting for Democracy vs. Fighting the Spread of Democracy

Press Release

With a constant barrage of allegations against voter registration organizations coming from the McCain-Palin campaign and the Republican National Committee in recent weeks, it’s worthwhile to take a look back at this ongoing war between partisan forces and community based voter registration drives... Read more

Project Vote and ACORN Set the Record Straight About Successful 2008 Voter Registration Drive

Press Release

On Friday Project Vote and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) held a news conference to discuss the importance of voter registration and to respond to partisan allegations of fraudulent registrations. Read more

Project Vote and ACORN Announce Completion of Historic Voter Registration Drive

Press Release

Yesterday, as voter registration deadlines passed in most states, Project Vote, the nation’s leading nonpartisan voter participation organization, and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), the country’s largest community organization, announced the completion of a joint nonpartisan voter registration drive, which has succeeded in collecting over 1.3 million voter registration applications. Read more

Getting Youth to Vote

News Item

We need to be recognized, there needs to be a change, said 18 year old, Kory Rainville, a newly registered voter. The idea of change is what brought a group of students from Springfield's High School of Commerce together, and those that were eligible registered to vote. Read more

Project Vote’s Youth Registration Efforts a Success

Press Release

A national effort to increase Election Day participation among young voters was a success in Springfield, Mass. this week, according to an abc40 report. Read more

Wanted: New Voters

News Item

Christopher Hayes at The Nation examines the importance of voter registration drives to the Obama campaign. Read more

Federal Court Orders Mo. Dept. of Social Services to Comply with Federal Voter Registration Law

Press Release

United States District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey issued an order yesterday, July 15, 2008, directing the Missouri Department of Social Services immediately to comply with a federal law requiring agencies to provide voter registration applications and assistance to their clients. Read more

Research Memo: NVRA Public Agency Registration Field Research Results

Publication

A report on the results of field research of NVRA-required voter registration servicesat sixty-three public assistance offices in the following seven states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. Read more

ACORN v. Levy: Complaint

Litigation Document

Lawsuit filed by ACORN and St. Louis resident Dionne O'Neal charging the state of Missouri has failed to provide voter registration services to public assistance clients as required by the National Voter Registration Act. Read more

ACORN v. Levy: Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Litigation Document

Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction requiring Missouri to immediately implement the mandatory provisions of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Read more