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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 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

Voter Fraud Probe Yields Few Cases

By Erin Ferns Lee December 18, 2013

Yet another state’s voter fraud investigation resulted in little evidence of criminal activity. Read more

Restoring Voting Rights

By Sarah Massey February 25, 2013

In my experience, most Americans believe in second chances. Yet, in the voting rights world, we have a glaring contradiction.... Read more

Congress Holds Hearing on State of Voting Rights

By Michelle Rupp December 19, 2012

Today, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing to address The State of the Right to Vote After... Read more

Iowa GOP Doesn’t Think Voter ID is Necessary

By Sarah Massey January 3, 2012

Iowa Caucus Won’t Require Voter ID, and Will Allow Election Day Registration, in Order to Encourage Participation  All across the... Read more

Voter ID Efforts Pick up Steam in Election Year

By PV Admin June 4, 2010

The fight over voter identification has reemerged in a number of states as the 2010 midterm elections approach and politicians... Read more

Election Legislation Monthly Roundup

By Erin Ferns Lee April 16, 2010

Project Vote monitors election legislation in all 50 states and Congress. If you would like to follow election legislation activity,... Read more

Voter ID Debate Weathers Storm: Bill Passes in S.C., another Brews in Missouri

By Erin Ferns Lee February 11, 2010

After the state Supreme Court shut down Indiana’s contentious photo voter ID law as unconstitutional last September for unfairly exempting... Read more