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

Voter Suppression is a Monster in the Dark

By Michael Slater October 30, 2014

Here’s a Halloween scare for you: what if they held an election, and no one came? Read more

Project Vote Calls on Ohio Governor to Veto Harmful Election Bills

By Michael McDunnah February 21, 2014

Today, Project Vote sent a letter to Ohio Governor John Kasich, calling on him to veto SB 205 and SB... Read more

New Guides for Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee February 14, 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

Partisans Attack Early Voting for “No Good Reason”

By Erin Ferns Lee November 21, 2013

“The idea that Election Day can only be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November seems to be... Read more

Public Agencies Show Significant Gains in Voter Registration After Lawsuits

By Project Vote July 23, 2013

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

Ohio Voter Fraud Billboards Targeting Black Voters Will Stay, Says Clear Channel

By Erin Ferns Lee October 12, 2012

UPDATE on Oct. 21, 2012: Clear Channel Outdoor has agreed to remove the offending billboards. Read more. Clear Channel was... Read more

Ohio Group Challenges Legitimate Student Voters

By Project Vote September 28, 2012

Politicians and so-called grassroots groups are challenging voter rolls across the country with the purported purpose of finding voter fraud.... Read more

Ohio’s Early Voting Days are Good for Democracy

By Project Vote August 31, 2012

Today, a federal district court in Ohio in Obama for America v. Husted ordered the state not to enforce a... Read more

Ohio Election Officials Fired for Keeping Early Voting Hours

By Erin Ferns Lee August 28, 2012

Last week, two Montgomery County, Ohio election officials made headlines when they voted to keep weekend early voting hours against... Read more

Voter Advocates, Medina County Board of Elections Urge Reinstating Weekend Early Voting in Ohio

By Project Vote August 24, 2012

Voting rights advocates including Common Cause, Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates, and Project Vote (full list below) praise the Medina County... Read more