Voting Matters Blog

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

Project Vote Files to Intervene in Voter Registration Case

By Project Vote November 14, 2013

Seeking to protect the rights of eligible voters in Arizona and Kansas, the voting rights organization Project Vote yesterday moved... Read more

Today in Kansas, extreme voter suppression rule pushed ahead of election, more states follow

By Sarah Massey March 15, 2012

What’s the matter with Kansas? If Secretary of State Kris Kobach and House Republicans have their way, it will be... Read more

When Election Officers Create Hurdles to Voting

By Sarah Massey January 6, 2012

What do the Secretaries of State from Colorado, Kansas, Maine and New Mexico have in common? They have all tried... Read more

Voter Registration Laws Scrutinized by Civil Rights Groups

By Erin Ferns Lee September 28, 2011

Voter registration procedures that require proof of citizenship to be enfranchised are being challenged by civil rights and citizen groups... Read more

Kansas Election Officials Say Go Slow on Changes in Election Administration

By Project Vote August 16, 2011

Earlier this month, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach proposed to fast track a portion of a restrictive election law... Read more

Officials Dispute Need for Voter ID in Their States

By Erin Ferns Lee February 9, 2011

Since the 2010 midterm elections and the Republican takeover of several state houses, the fight to enact controversial photo voter... Read more

Fear Tactics Used to Promote Voter Suppression in 2011

By Erin Ferns Lee January 7, 2011

This week, newly elected Republicans took office in several states, many of whom have big plans for the future of... Read more

Kansas Takes Steps to Ensure Voters Are Not Improperly Purged by Interstate Data-Match

By Erin Ferns Lee February 18, 2010

A seemingly harmless trend in voter list maintenance is to compare voter lists between states and cancel apparent matches. However,... Read more