Month: March 2010

A Leap Forward for NVRA Compliance Monitoring in Florida

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Florida is joining a number of states that are utilizing technology to improve compliance with the National Voter Registration Act... Read more

This Week’s Election Legislation Hearings

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Hearings for important election bills are scheduled as follows: Read more

Wisconsin May Be First State to Enact Automatic Voter Registration Law

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A bill to automatically register voters when applying for a driver’s license was introduced to the Wisconsin Assembly yesterday. If... Read more

NY Times Editorializes in Favor of Democracy Restoration Act

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The New York Times wrote in favor of a bill to restore the voting rights of four million Americans that... Read more

Va. Adjourns with Many Key Bills Expected to Return in 2011

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Virginia’s 2010 legislative session began January 13 and continued until March13. Overwhelmingly, the commonwealth’s budget crisis took center stage in... Read more

Georgia Senate Adopts Online Voter Registration Bill

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After much deliberation, the Georgia Senate passed a Republican-backed measure to allow Georgians to register to vote online, a vote... Read more

Former Inmate Illustrates Transformative Power of the Ballot Box

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With millions of Americans living and working in our communities, but disenfranchised by past felony convictions, Congress has taken the... Read more

N.J. Dept. of Education Investigates High School Registration Rules

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In a group effort with the New Jersey Department of Public Advocate and several other organizations, Project Vote filed papers... Read more

New Policy Paper on Voter List Maintenance

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As part of our ongoing 2010 Issues in Election Administration series, Project Vote released a policy paper, a legislative brief,... Read more

Voter ID is “a Lot to Have to Go Through for a Constitutional Right,” says Indiana Judge

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Although the 2008 presidential election showed unprecedented increases in turnout from underrepresented citizens, their rates of voter registration and participation... Read more