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

Recent Election Puts Spotlight on “Antiquated Election Laws” in Virginia

By PV Admin November 25, 2009

Senseless voting barriers in Virginia elections – including misinformed poll workers and “antiquated election laws” – have hurt Virginians as... Read more

Report Shows 2008 Electorate is Most Diverse in Modern History

By Michael McDunnah November 19, 2009

The 2008 election was the most diverse in modern history, with increases in participation among young people, minorities, unmarried individuals,... Read more

Bipartisan Support for Bringing Voter Registration to the 21st Century Underway

By Erin Ferns Lee November 12, 2009

Not too long ago, the means of accessing and staying on the voter registration rolls was a highly controversial issue that often got lost in a partisan shuffle. However, after more than two million voters were unable to vote due to problems with their voter registration last year, policymakers and advocates on both sides are finally listening. Whether it is extravagant efforts to automate voter registration on the national level or revamping state voting systems to utilize citizens’ access to the Internet, improving voter registration is a glimmering goal in 2009 that brings promise for restoring the democratic process in the years to come. Read more