Category: Project Vote News

Proposed Rules Would Harm Democracy in Virginia, Say Voting Rights Advocates

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Press Statement from League of Women Voters of Virginia and Project Vote: Introduced earlier this month, Virginia House Bill 1747/Senate... Read more

Federal Court Rules That Louisiana Systemically Violated the NVRA

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – On January 23, voting rights advocates won a major legal victory on behalf of Louisiana’s public... Read more

Thank You

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As 2012 comes to a close, our sincere thanks go out to those who have given so generously to Project... Read more

Youth Voter Participation is Rising

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Young people are historically less likely to vote than the general electorate. Recent elections, however, have shown a remarkable increase... Read more

Fla. Assures Court that No Eligible Voter Will Be Purged Before Election

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Washington, DC – Concerned that the state of Florida’s program to remove alleged non-citizens from the voter rolls could wrongfully... 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

Group Sues to Stop Discriminatory Voter Purge Effort in Harris County, Texas

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Today, LULAC filed suit against Harris County in Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas for wrongly rejecting... Read more

Citizens Fight Back to Defend Voting Rights

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Voting rights is the latest subject to be examined in the magazine Human Rights, a publication of the American Bar... Read more

New Election Law Strengthens Voter Registration Requirement in California

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Bucking the overwhelming tide of state voter suppression legislation over the last couple of years, California has done something positive!... Read more

Project Vote Continues to Fight for Texas Voters

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Earlier this month, Project Vote filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to intervene and... Read more