Category: Election Legislation

Va. House Proposes to Narrow List of Accepted Voter ID

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CORRECTION, Nov. 21, 2012, 8:50 p.m. PT: Updated to clarify that 5% of provisional voters, not all voters, cast provisional... Read more

Project Vote Applauds Congressional Leadership on Election Reform

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WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and U.S. Representative George Miller (D-Calif.) both introduced federal legislation designed to... Read more

“We Have to Fix That”: Project Vote Discusses Early Voting with Leslie Marshall Show and HuffPost Live

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On the night of the election, the President said “we have to fix that” about the long lines people endured... Read more

Fight Over Election Laws Continues in States and U.S. Congress

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Today, Project Vote releases a new report, Election Legislation 2012: Threats and Opportunities Assessment Update. Throughout 2012, Project Vote has tracked election-related... Read more

Calif. Senate Committee Hearing on Bill to Improve Voter Registration at Public Agencies

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Right now, the California Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee is deliberating over a bill that would establish procedures to register voters... Read more

Project Vote Applauds Michigan Governor Snyder’s Veto of Voter Suppression Package

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Today, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan vetoed a package of voter suppression laws—including HB 5061, SB 754 and SB 803—passed... Read more

Michigan Voting Rights in the Hands of Governor Snyder

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It’s midday on June 29 at Project Vote and many of us are holding our breath, waiting to see whether... Read more

US Senator Decries Voter Intimidation Tactics at Hearing

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“We thought the days of disenfranchising minority voters were over but they’re not,” testified Senator Ben Cardin before the Senate... Read more

Michigan House Approves Voter Suppression Bills

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Tuesday, the Michigan House passed several voter suppression measures that may affect Michiganders’ access to the ballot in November. The... Read more

UPDATE: Mich. Voter Suppression Bills Approved by Committee; Headed to House

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Voter suppression bills SB 751, 754, and 803—which place new regulatory requirements on community-based voter registration drives and expand the... Read more