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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

New Guides to Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee April 18, 2014

Project Vote has released new guides to voter registration laws for several states. Project Vote developed these guides on behalf of our... Read more

New Guides for Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee January 30, 2014

Project Vote has released new guides to voter registration laws for several states. Project Vote developed these guides on behalf of our... Read more

Request to Change National Voter Registration Form Denied

By Erin Ferns Lee January 20, 2014

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission decided Friday that proof of citizenship requirements to register to vote would “likely hinder eligible... Read more

The Public Weighs in on Request to Change National Voter Registration Form

By Erin Ferns Lee January 7, 2014

The Election Assistance Commission opened the floor to the public late in December, seeking comments on whether to allow Arizona,... Read more

Voter Suppression Schemes Under the Radar After Shelby County Decision

By Estelle Rogers November 6, 2013

In one of the best analogies ever found in a Supreme Court opinion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg likened the Voting... Read more

Registration Rates of Low-Income Citizens Improve after Lawsuits

By Project Vote July 17, 2013

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

Georgia Settles Voter Registration Lawsuit, Agrees to Provide Registration Services to Low-Income Citizens

By Project Vote April 19, 2012

An important victory that brings us a step closer to modernizing our voter registration system at public assistance agencies was... Read more

Voting Rights Groups Sue Georgia for Neglecting Voting Rights of Low-Income Residents

By Project Vote June 6, 2011

A voting rights coalition filed suit today against Georgia state officials to remedy the state’s failure to provide voter registration... Read more

Georgia Failing to Offer Voter Registration to Public Assistance Clients

By PV Admin January 25, 2011

Project Vote and partners put Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp on notice today for failing to comply with a... Read more

Two States Question the Impact of Strict Voter ID Laws

By Erin Ferns Lee September 9, 2010

In most states, a citizen may register and vote after establishing four critical points: citizenship, age, residency, and, in some... Read more