Protecting the Voter Rolls
It’s one thing to get citizens onto the voter rolls. But it’s equally important that we make sure eligible voters stay on the rolls.
Under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), states are tasked with maintaining current and accurate voter registration databases. However, the lack of clear and uniform standards for list maintenance has resulted in inconsistent standards from state to state, and poorly developed “voter purge” programs have often led to the mass disenfranchisement of eligible voters. Frequently, such ill-conceived purge programs have had a disproportionate impact on minority populations.
The removal of voters from the rolls needs to be undertaken with the greatest of care, and in complete compliance with the standards established by federal law, including the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which contains a number of procedural protections to protect eligible voters from wrongful removals.
Project Vote closely monitors, investigates, and where necessary brings suits against illegal and discriminatory voter purge activity.
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A Recent History of GOP Voter Suppression in Florida
The state of Florida has an unfortunate history of disenfranchising voters. Read more
Texas leads states in enacting voting restrictions
The new laws enacted last year to govern registration and voter rolls and require photo ID have spawned numerous lawsuits. Read more
Florida Essentially Gives Up on Voter Purge Efforts
The state of Florida has backed down in their attempts to purge voter-rolls of suspected non-citizens. Read more
Vote Changes Spark Duel: Campaigns Battle Over Extended Ballot Season, ID Laws
A series of political and legal changes to U.S. voting practices is sparking an important struggle this election season to determine who exactly will cast votes. Read more
Poll Vaulting: As November Looms, States Still Battling over Voter ID Laws
A wave of lawsuits and state legislation could affect whether potential voters will be heard in November’s elections… Read more
Voter groups file suit against state to stop non-citizen voter purge
Voter groups and two Miami-Dade women who were wrongly targeted in the state’s non-citizen voter purge sued the state today in U.S. District Court in Miami. Read more
Coalition of voting rights groups the latest to sue Rick Scott on voting purge
"Florida has an ugly history of illegally removing eligible voters in election years," said Catherine M. Flanagan of Project Vote. Read more
Florida hit with new lawsuit over voter purge effort
Florida was hit with a new lawsuit on Tuesday over its efforts, under Republican Governor Rick Scott, to purge non-citizens from the state's voter rolls. Read more
Longtime voter’s eligibility questioned in Volusia
Eileen Selis was born in Pennsylvania, and has voted in almost every presidential election since Dwight D. Eisenhower's re-election in 1956. But that hasn't stopped the state of Florida from questioning her right to vote. Read more
Civil Rights Groups File ‘Most Expansive’ Lawsuit Against Florida Over Voter Purging
To date, dozens of Floridians and U.S. citizens have come forward stating that they were wrongly identified as “non-citizens” and are at risk of losing their right to vote. Read more