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

The Promise of Democracy

By Jennifer Jacquot-DeVries April 8, 2015

Every now and again, we find hard evidence that voter turnout really, truly matters... Read more

New Guides to Helping Citizens Register to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee March 21, 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

Bill Alert: Missouri House Introduces Proof of Citizenship Bill

By Erin Ferns Lee February 21, 2013

The Missouri House has introduced yet another bill to make voting less accessible. Last week, the House adopted a bill... Read more

Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Back in Missouri

By Erin Ferns Lee December 5, 2012

The Missouri Senate proposes to amend the state constitution to enable the passage of a voter ID law requiring all... Read more

Missouri House Approves Photo Voter ID Bill

By Erin Ferns Lee February 10, 2012

Yesterday, the Missouri House adopted a photo voter ID bill that, if approved by the Senate, would go into effect... Read more

Restrictive Voting Measures Considered in Missouri

By Erin Ferns Lee January 24, 2012

Two restrictive voting bills will go to the Missouri Senate and House floors, respectively, after gaining committee approval this week.... Read more

Voter ID Bill to be Heard in Missouri House Committee Tuesday

By Erin Ferns Lee March 7, 2011

Today, Project Vote submitted testimony to House Elections Committee members in opposition to Missouri’s latest restrict photo voter ID bill.... Read more

Mo. Legislature Pushes Voter ID forward, Silences Opposing Voter Testimony

By Erin Ferns Lee February 14, 2011

When a diverse array of voters and advocates showed up on February 7 to a Missouri House Elections Committee hearing... Read more

Officials Dispute Need for Voter ID in Their States

By Erin Ferns Lee February 9, 2011

Since the 2010 midterm elections and the Republican takeover of several state houses, the fight to enact controversial photo voter... Read more

Missouri Attempts to Revive Unconstitutional Voter ID Law

By PV Admin February 7, 2011

The saga began five years ago when the Missouri legislature passed a photo ID bill that the Missouri Supreme Court... Read more