Year: 2010

Registering College-Age Voters: When a “Good Faith Effort” isn’t Good Enough

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Last week, the Project Vote blog discussed the Higher Education Act, which requires that colleges and universities make a “good... Read more

Beneath the Tea Party’s Anti-Government Rallying Cry, Americans Call for Government to Do More

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“Can you hear me?” That’s the recurring refrain in a radio promo for this weekend’s “Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention,”... Read more

Little Known Law Could Boost Youth Voter Registration Before Election, If Action Taken Now

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The nation is experiencing one of the greatest mobilization efforts ever seen for a midterm election. And young voters, as... Read more

LWV Joins Forces to Bring Voter Registration Opportunities to Low-Income Arizonans

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Earlier this year, the League of Women Voters and Project Vote teamed up to find that, despite intervention from the... Read more

WSJ: Poll on Tea Party Movement Growth Also Indicates Mobility Among Minority Voters

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The “Tea Party” movement continues to garner attention, supporting assumptions that they are “very ticked-off people” who are prepared to... Read more

Poll is a ‘Refreshing Corrective’ to Media Narrative of Tea Party Domination

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Project Vote’s new poll, which reveals the “rising electorate” from 2008 has starkly different views about the role of government... Read more

Voter Fraud Vigilantes: The Questionable Legality of Voter Challenges

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On Monday, we blogged about the Tea Party’s alleged voter suppression efforts in Wisconsin. The Tea Party’s plan reportedly relies... Read more

New Poll Shows More Americans Want a Government That Does More, Not Less

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Today, Project Vote released What Happened to Hope and Change? A Poll of 2008 Voters, a new report summarizing the... Read more

Voter Suppression Efforts Reportedly Planned in Wisconsin

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A Wisconsin advocacy group reportedly uncovered “voter suppression plans” to be implemented by the state Republican Party, Americans for Prosperity,... Read more

How Public Misconceptions about Voter Fraud Result in the Disenfranchisement of Legitimate Voters

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According to a recent poll, 20 percent of Americans believe a defunct community organization will steal the midterm elections. Even... Read more