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

Citizens Are Wrongfully Targeted in Florida Voter Purge Effort

By Erin Ferns Lee May 29, 2012

Florida continues with their voter purging plan, despite our warning that eligible citizens could be wrongfully removed from the voter rolls... Read more

Voter List Maintenance Procedure Could Hurt More Than It Helps

By Erin Ferns Lee May 9, 2012

Florida’s list-matching procedure that compares the voter rolls with the motor vehicle’s records to vet out “potential non-citizens” may hurt... Read more

New Project Vote Policy Paper: No Match, No Vote

By Michael Slater February 26, 2010

Continuing our 2010 Issues in Election Administration series, a suite of materials designed for anyone wanting to know more about key... Read more