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Advocacy

Project Vote Testifies Against Call for Potentially Illegal Voter Purge
By Project Vote April 24, 2017

A “conservative legal watchdog group” has targeted Maryland’s largest county in its latest effort to force election officials to purge... Read more

Staff Posts

Matt Masterson is 50 Percent Correct
By Michael Slater April 14, 2017

The EAC chair is right: There is very little voter fraud in America, but he’s far off base in claiming that evidence of voter suppression is “virtually non-existent.” Read more

In the States

The Responsible Way to Increase Voter Access: Same Day Registration
By Brian McWalters April 13, 2017

Same day registration is known to boost voter turnout and keep voter rolls clean. Why aren't more states passing and implementing SDR laws? Read more

Blog Filters

Florida Takes a Step Forward But Misses the Opportunity to Truly Fix Voting Issues

By Project Vote May 24, 2013

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a law Monday that was a step forward in addressing the state’s broken election system... Read more

Early Voting Hours Stay in Five Florida Counties; Go Strong in Other States

By Erin Ferns Lee October 19, 2012

Early voting has proven popular in recent elections and as a result, lawmakers have attempted to reduce its power at... Read more

Justice Dept. Opposes Preclearance of Florida Registration Drive Restrictions

By Estelle Rogers March 5, 2012

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

By Erin Ferns Lee March 2, 2012

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

Federal Hearing Puts Spotlight on Florida Voter Suppression Law

January 30, 2012

A controversial Florida law threatens voter registration drives and early voting, which has a disproportionate impact on people who are... Read more

Time Magazine: When Voter Registration is a Crime

By Project Vote November 7, 2011

Another Florida high school teacher is facing a $1,000 fine for helping her students register to vote in violation of... Read more

St. Petersburg Times: Promoting Civic Involvement Shouldn’t Be a Crime

By PV Admin October 26, 2011

Earlier this week, we blogged about Jill Cicciarelli, a high school teacher in Florida who faced serious fines for helping 50... Read more

New Election Law Blocks High School Voter Registration Drive

By Erin Ferns Lee October 24, 2011

A high school civics teacher in Florida may face thousands of dollars in fines for organizing a voter registration drive... Read more

Project Vote Joins Case Against Florida Voter Suppression Law

By Michael Slater October 19, 2011

Today, Project Vote and its affiliate, Voting for America, were given permission by the federal district court in Washington, DC,... Read more

Civil Rights Groups Ask Justice Department to Block Discriminatory Fla. Law

By Project Vote June 21, 2011

Project Vote has joined the ACLU Voting Rights Project and the Florida ACLU in asking the Department of Justice to... Read more