Year: 2012

Project Vote Board Member Discusses Montana’s Take on Citizens United Decision

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Project Vote board member Frank Askin–Distinguished Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Constitutional Litigation Clinic at Rutgers School... Read more

Wisconsin Voter ID Law Temporarily Blocked; Judge Calls it ‘Needless’

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Wisconsin voters will not need to show ID to vote in the April 3 primary and local general election, thanks... Read more

Justice Dept. Opposes Preclearance of Florida Registration Drive Restrictions

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Florida’s HB 1355, the notorious package of voting changes enacted last year, is being challenged on a number of fronts,... Read more

Anti-Voter Registration Law Scrutinized in Hearing Thursday

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The League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, and the Florida Public Interest Research Group Education Fund made their case... Read more

New MI Voting Rule Surprises Voters, Possible VRA Violation

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Michigan’s new ballot form, including a box to affirm citizenship status. At the Presidential Primary yesterday, Michigan voters were surprised... Read more

South Carolina Report Finds No Evidence Dead Voters

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An initial review of South Carolina’s allegedly dead voters has been released today, finding no evidence of voter fraud from... Read more

Federal Court Rules That N.M. Violated Voter Registration Law

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The federal Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the State of New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) violated... Read more

Pew Report Exemplifies Need to Bring Voter Registration to the 21st Century

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New Pew Center on the State report, Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient, shows the need to modernize our voter registration system... Read more

Missouri House Approves Photo Voter ID Bill

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Yesterday, the Missouri House adopted a photo voter ID bill that, if approved by the Senate, would go into effect... Read more

S.C. House Pushes Bill to Raise Voter Registration Barriers

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Yesterday, civil and voting rights activists spoke out against a South Carolina proposal to raise restrictions on community-based groups that... Read more