Voting Matters Blog

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

Time for Bipartisanship on Voting Rights

By Estelle Rogers November 13, 2014

When the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals last week rejected the claims of Arizona and Kansas that their states’ voter... Read more

Victory in Proof-of-Citizenship Case

By Michael Slater November 7, 2014

In a major victory for voting rights, today the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned an earlier decision in Kobach v.... Read more

US Court of Appeals Issues Stay in Proof-of-Citizenship Case

By Michael Slater May 20, 2014

Good news today in the fight over proof-of-citizenship requirements. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has issued... Read more

Project Vote Moves to Appeal Ruling in Proof of Citizenship Case

By Michael Slater March 28, 2014

On March 19, a U.S. District Judge issued a ruling in Kris W. Kobach et al. v. United States Election... Read more

Judge OKs Restrictive Voter Registration Process, Undermines Federal Voting Law

By Project Vote March 20, 2014

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren issued a ruling in Kris W. Kobach et al. v. United States Election Assistance... Read more

Kansas and Arizona Force Voter Registration Issue in Lawsuit

By Erin Ferns Lee February 8, 2014

Kansas and Arizona are continuing to pursue a lawsuit to force the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to alter the national... Read more

New Guides for Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee January 22, 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

Kansas Under Fire for “Unjust, Unfair” Voter Registration Requirement

By Erin Ferns Lee November 22, 2013

Yesterday, the ACLU filed suit in Kansas over the state’s new “two-tier” voting system that excludes voters from participating in... Read more