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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

Voter Registrations Drop Sharply at N.C. Public Assistance Agencies

By Project Vote May 8, 2015

According to a notice letter sent today, voter registration applications initiated at public assistance agencies have dropped dramatically since Gov. Pat McCrory took office. Read more

Study: Voter Suppression Law Most Affects Black Voters

By Erin Ferns Lee February 18, 2014

North Carolina’s monster voter suppression law disproportionately affects Black voters’ access to the ballot, according to a new study by... 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

Voting Rights Struggles Face Legislative Hurdles

By Project Vote September 12, 2013

New Project Vote Report Examines States’ Records in 2013 Washington, DC – In a report released today, voting rights organization... Read more

North Carolina Governor Signs Voter Suppression Law

By Erin Ferns Lee August 12, 2013

Today, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed one of the nation’s most sweeping voter suppression laws. Read more

North Carolina H.B. 589: Putting Up Barriers for Voters Who Move

By Leela Baggett August 2, 2013

This week, the North Carolina General Assembly presented to Governor McCrory House Bill No. 589, an omnibus election administration bill... Read more

Project Vote Statement on North Carolina Voter Suppression Bill

By Project Vote July 23, 2013

Today, the Rules Committee of the North Carolina Senate is considering a new version of HB 589, an omnibus election... Read more

Voter Suppression Bill to Be Heard in N.C. Senate

By Erin Ferns Lee July 23, 2013

Today, an exhaustingly restrictive election bill is being debated by the North Carolina Senate Rules Committee. Initially a strict voter... Read more

VRA Decision Unleashes Voter Suppression Laws

By Michael Carrah July 1, 2013

Last week’s Voting Rights Act ruling by the United States Supreme Court marked a significant setback for democracy. The detrimental... Read more

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Examines Efforts to Increase Compliance with NVRA

By Corey Peterson April 25, 2013

The United States Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing on Friday to discuss increasing compliance with Section 7 of... Read more