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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

Voting Rights Advocates Settle Long-Running Voter Registration Suit

By Project Vote June 17, 2015

MassHealth, EOHHS, and SOC Agree To Remedy NVRA Compliance Problems Read more

Texas Fails to Help Citizens Register to Vote Under Law

By Sarah Brannon May 27, 2015

Today, a pre-litigation notice letter was sent to the Texas Secretary of State on behalf of a number of Texas citizens. Read more

Voter Registrations Drop Sharply at N.C. Public Assistance Agencies

By Project Vote May 8, 2015

According to a notice letter sent today, voter registration applications initiated at public assistance agencies have dropped dramatically since Gov. Pat McCrory took office. Read more

Voter Registration Law Helps Close Disparities in Voter Turnout

By Keir Lamont April 11, 2015

A recent article in Bloomberg View highlights some of work conducted by Project Vote and our partners to further the implementation and goals of the NVRA. Read more

Highlights of 2014

By Project Vote January 7, 2015

Now that 2014 has come to a close, we’re looking back at what an eventful year it was! From our... Read more

Arizona Public Agencies Once Again Failing to Comply with Voter Registration Law

By Michael Slater August 7, 2014

Just six years after Arizona was investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for failure to comply with Section... Read more

Motor Vehicle Offices Are Failing to Register Voters

By Erin Ferns Lee July 30, 2014

Poor implementation of the National Voter Registration Act could mean problems at the polls, wrote Martha T. Moore at USA Today. Read more

Voting Rights Groups Applaud District Court’s Decision In Public Assistance Voter Registration Case

By Project Vote March 17, 2014

BOSTON, MA — On Friday, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a series of rulings... Read more

New Report on Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies

By Michael Slater February 27, 2014

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

Alabama Agrees to Offer Voter Registration Opportunities to Low-Income Citizens

By Michael Slater January 8, 2014

As we enter this important election year, I am pleased to announce the first major voting rights victory of 2014. Read more