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Who benefited from same-day voter registration in Chicago?
Same-day registration, an initiative designed to improve ballot access, caught on in white areas of Chicago more so than black and Latino communities during last spring’s primaries. Read more
It’s Never Been More Important to Protect the Right to Vote
The Nation's Ari Berman writes on the ways voting rights groups are combatting voter suppression. Read more
Gov. Deal Asked to Ensure Voters Are Free From Intimidation at the Polls
R. Robin McDonald writes about our letter to Gov. Deal asking him to take action to protect Georgia voters from intimidation at the polls. Read more
Sophia Bush touts early voting in Chicago, hosting election eve bash
"Chicago P.D." star Sophia Bush is co-hosting an election eve bash with "Chicago Fire" star Monica Raymund at Thalia Hall to benefit Project Vote, an organization geared toward mobilizing under-represented voters. Read more
Groups say state highway safety agency violates voters’ rights
Project Vote and partners put the state of Florida on notice for alleged violations of the federal "motor voter" law. Read more
Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook
Ari Berman discusses how "Texas treats voter registration like a criminal offense and makes it as difficult as possible to do." Read more
Georgia agrees to add thousands to voter rolls ahead of Nov. election
by Kristina Torres, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gainesville — Georgia has agreed to temporarily suspend a requirement that has prevented tens... Read more
Judge orders release of Georgia’s rejected voter records
"We are pleased that the court has recognized the merits of this case, and has ordered the prompt release of records," said Michelle Kanter Cohen, election counsel for Project Vote. "Decisions about who is and is not able to register to vote must be made in the open for our democracy to be fair and accessible." Read more
Judge Orders Ga. Secretary of State to Release Rejected Voter Records
James Cobb, an attorney at Atlanta's Caplan Cobb who is co-counsel on the case, called Duffey's order "an important acknowledgment of the right of groups like Project Vote—and of all of Georgia's citizens—to monitor the state's voter-registration practices." Read more
Judge orders Georgia to release database records on voter registration
A federal judge has ordered Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp to release more detailed public records about why the state decides to reject applicants trying to register to vote... Read more