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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

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

Project Vote Board Member Discusses Supreme Court Justice Replacement

By PV Admin April 16, 2010

Project Vote board member and Rutgers professor of law, Frank Askin wrote an opinion-editorial in the New Jersey Star-Ledger on... Read more

Maryland Legislature Adopts Bill to Enfranchise Youth

By Daniel Charlton April 16, 2010

On Monday, the Maryland General Assembly concluded its business for the 2010 legislative session. Though several promising pieces of legislation... Read more

Virginia Governor Backtracks on Backwards “Essay Requirement” for Former Felons

By Erin Ferns Lee April 15, 2010

As Congress deliberates over setting a federal standard for restoring the civil rights of released felons, Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell... Read more

Election Legislation Hearings of the Week

By Erin Ferns Lee April 13, 2010

Hearings for important election bills are scheduled as follows: Read more

Orlando Business Journal: Ad agency creates voter registration app

By Erin Ferns Lee April 12, 2010

Today, the Orlando Business Journal reported on Project Vote’s teaming with ad agency, Echo Interaction Group “to design a mobile... Read more

LWV Detail the Truth About Wisconsin Automatic Voter Registration Bill

By PV Admin April 9, 2010

The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin list facts about a pending omnibus election bill, which includes automatic voter registration,... Read more

Advocates and Legislators Debate the Promise (and Potential Problems) of Online Registration

By Erin Ferns Lee April 8, 2010

Online voter registration is a leading election reform issue often touted as an avenue for modernizing voter registration for the... Read more

New Policy Paper on Felon Voting Rights

By Michael Slater April 2, 2010

Today Project Vote is pleased to announce the latest release in our 2010 Issues in Election Administration series, Restoring Voting... Read more

A Leap Forward for NVRA Compliance Monitoring in Florida

By Michael Richards March 31, 2010

Florida is joining a number of states that are utilizing technology to improve compliance with the National Voter Registration Act... Read more