Month: July 2013

Virginia Launches Online Voter Registration Web Site

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Virginia’s online voter registration portal went live this week providing many residents the opportunity to register to vote online as... Read more

Project Vote Statement on North Carolina Voter Suppression Bill

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Today, the Rules Committee of the North Carolina Senate is considering a new version of HB 589, an omnibus election... Read more

Voter Suppression Bill to Be Heard in N.C. Senate

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Today, an exhaustingly restrictive election bill is being debated by the North Carolina Senate Rules Committee. Initially a strict voter... Read more

Public Agencies Show Significant Gains in Voter Registration After Lawsuits

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Hundreds of thousands of low-income citizens in Ohio and Indiana applied to register to vote, or updated their existing registrations,... Read more

Senate Hearing Highlights Historical Importance of Voting Rights Act

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On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony that highlighted the historical, moral, and political importance of Section 5 of the... Read more

Registration Rates of Low-Income Citizens Improve after Lawsuits

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Thousands of low-income citizens in Louisiana and Georgia have recently applied to register to vote at public agency offices, according to... Read more

New Louisiana Election Law Singles Out Low-Income Citizens

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Last month, the Louisiana legislature amended its election code with Act 383, sponsored by Rep. Tim Burns (R). The new... Read more

Project Vote Releases Policy Paper on Permanent Portable Voter Registration

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Continuing in our Issues in Election Administration series, today Project Vote is releasing a new policy paper on Permanent Portable... Read more

VRA Decision Unleashes Voter Suppression Laws

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Last week’s Voting Rights Act ruling by the United States Supreme Court marked a significant setback for democracy. The detrimental... Read more