Month: February 2011

Mo. Legislature Pushes Voter ID forward, Silences Opposing Voter Testimony

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When a diverse array of voters and advocates showed up on February 7 to a Missouri House Elections Committee hearing... Read more

Texas Public Assistance Agencies Failing to Offer Voter Registration

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Project Vote and our partners have been working for several years to ensure that public assistance agencies around the country... Read more

Officials Dispute Need for Voter ID in Their States

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Since the 2010 midterm elections and the Republican takeover of several state houses, the fight to enact controversial photo voter... Read more

Vote Centers: More Convenient for Voters or the State?

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There’s a bill that was passed by the Indiana legislature this week that would allow counties to establish “vote centers,”... Read more

Virginia Senate Members to Deliberate Over Unnecessary Voter Verification Bill

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The Virginia House of Delegates recently approved House Bill 1560. The changes proposed in this bill are subtle and come... Read more

Missouri Attempts to Revive Unconstitutional Voter ID Law

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The saga began five years ago when the Missouri legislature passed a photo ID bill that the Missouri Supreme Court... Read more

Three States Propose Laws to Improve Youth Voter Registration Access

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In recent years, six states have adopted measures to help ingrain the democratic process in the nation’s young people earlier... Read more

Minnesota Republicans’ Efforts to Pass Voter ID Don’t Compute

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Today, members of the Minnesota House will hear two controversial bills that could cost the state millions and hamper voter... Read more