Month: February 2010

New Project Vote Policy Paper: No Match, No Vote

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Continuing our 2010 Issues in Election Administration series, a suite of materials designed for anyone wanting to know more about key... Read more

DOJ Fight Over Georgia Proof-of-Citizenship Law Continues

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Last May, the Justice Department struck down a voter verification procedure that was discovered to be error-prone and discriminatory. Around... Read more

Election Day Registration May Help Enfranchise Most Populated State in the Nation

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With a population of more than 30 million, California is one of the lowest ranking states in voter registration rates.... Read more

Preregistration Bill Heard in Arizona Senate Committee

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Today the Arizona State Senate heard preregistration Senate Bill 1220, a proposed measure to allow all 17-year-old citizens to preregister... Read more

N.M. Legislature Adjourns Before Voting on Election Day Registration Bill

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After a month in session, the New Mexico Legislature adjourned last week on February 18, 2010. This year session began... Read more

New Project Vote Board of Directors for 2010-2011

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At Project Vote, we have become convinced that the most effective approach to our work is the seamless integration of... Read more

Kansas Takes Steps to Ensure Voters Are Not Improperly Purged by Interstate Data-Match

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A seemingly harmless trend in voter list maintenance is to compare voter lists between states and cancel apparent matches. However,... Read more

Lawsuit Filed in Virginia over Access to Rejected Voter Applications

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One of the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) is that state records relating to voter registration and... Read more

Voter ID Initiative May Be on Mississippi Ballot, According to State GOP

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Mississippi voters may vote on a voter ID measure in November 2011, said state Republicans this week. According to the... Read more

Voter ID Debate Weathers Storm: Bill Passes in S.C., another Brews in Missouri

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After the state Supreme Court shut down Indiana’s contentious photo voter ID law as unconstitutional last September for unfairly exempting... Read more