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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Fla. Official Insists on Purging Voters Despite Major Program Flaws
On Wednesday, Florida’s Secretary of State Ken Detzner issued a letter to the Department of Justice stating that the state’s... Read more
DOJ Orders Florida to Stop Voter Purge
Last night, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered Florida to halt its voter purge program, claiming that the state is... Read more
Citizens Are Wrongfully Targeted in Florida Voter Purge Effort
Florida continues with their voter purging plan, despite our warning that eligible citizens could be wrongfully removed from the voter rolls... Read more
Voting Rights Groups Call on Florida to Stop Purging Voters
A voting rights coalition sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner today, alerting him that Florida’s plan... Read more
Voter List Maintenance Procedure Could Hurt More Than It Helps
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
Rep. Davis Dropped from the Voter Roll
Former U.S. Congressman Lincoln Davis found out the hard way that voter suppression still exists in the U.S. He went... Read more
Election Reform Claims Don’t Pass Muster
Remember that game where a message is passed from person to person (usually they’re girls, as I’ve observed), and the... Read more
Advocates Baffled By DOJ Approval of Controversial Voter Verification Law
A two-year battle in the courts concluded this week when the Department of Justice approved Georgia’s controversial voter verification system... Read more
Archaic Voter Registration Procedures Leave Citizens Behind
Access to voter registration—the basis of democratic participation—is still limited in the 21st century by overly restrictive, “horse-and-buggy” laws across... Read more
Lawsuit Filed in Virginia over Access to Rejected Voter Applications
One of the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) is that state records relating to voter registration and... Read more