Voting Matters Blog

Denying Racial Voter Discrimination in the Trump Era

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Attorney General Sessions' supporters claim voter protection laws are unnecessary, though recent cases against voter suppression laws prove otherwise.

"Motor Voter" is for Online Users, Too

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A U.S. District Court in Texas finds that the NVRA applies, whether DMV clients go in-person or on the internet.

Legislative Threats and Opportunities Update

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Now that the political climate has changed—and aided by weakened voting protections—states are taking it upon themselves to investigate and pass laws that prevent "voter fraud."

Trump Administration Must Respond to Rise in Hate Crimes

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Project Vote joins 156 of our colleagues in calling on the executive branch to address the troubling surge in incidents.

Voter Fraud: The Research and Findings

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Countless studies and investigations have debunked the myth of widespread "voter fraud." Project Vote's Jennifer Jacquot-DeVries reviews the findings.

Advocacy

Project Vote Testifies Against Call for Potentially Illegal Voter Purge
By Project Vote April 24, 2017

A “conservative legal watchdog group” has targeted Maryland’s largest county in its latest effort to force election officials to purge... Read more

Staff Posts

Matt Masterson is 50 Percent Correct
By Michael Slater April 14, 2017

The EAC chair is right: There is very little voter fraud in America, but he’s far off base in claiming that evidence of voter suppression is “virtually non-existent.” Read more

In the States

The Responsible Way to Increase Voter Access: Same Day Registration
By Brian McWalters April 13, 2017

Same day registration is known to boost voter turnout and keep voter rolls clean. Why aren't more states passing and implementing SDR laws? Read more

Blog Filters

A Note of Thanks

By Project Vote December 31, 2013

We wanted to take a moment to say thanks. Thank you for remaining vigilant and steadfast in your support for... Read more

A Call to Arms – For All of Us

By Jennifer Jacquot-DeVries October 4, 2012

By now you may have seen the following “call to arms,” which was published this week as an advertisement in... Read more

UPDATE: Briefing on Enforcing Federal Election Law, Combatting Barriers to the Ballot

By Project Vote July 25, 2012

Today, Project Vote, Demos, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law went to Capitol Hill to hold two... Read more

ACLU and Rutgers School of Law Sue NJ for Election-Day Registration

By Michael McDunnah April 27, 2011

Last week the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ), the Rutgers School of Law-Newark Constitutional Litigation Clinic, and... Read more

Voting Rights Groups Sue Louisiana for Neglecting Low-Income Residents

By Michael McDunnah April 20, 2011

Project Vote, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF), and New Orleans attorney Ronald Wilson have filed a complaint in... Read more