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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

Ohio Early Voting Fight Continues

By Erin Ferns Lee August 20, 2012

On Friday, two Montgomery County, Ohio election board officials bucked Secretary of State Jon Husted’s statewide directive to ban early... Read more

Advocates Ask Secretary Husted and Board of Elections Officials to Support Early Voting Hours

By PV Admin August 10, 2012

Yesterday, Secretary of State Jon Husted took a step towards improving voter access by announcing the availability of an online... Read more

Ohio House Speaker Says No More Voting Law Changes Until After Election

By Erin Ferns Lee April 25, 2012

The “pre-emptive” repeal of HB 194—a law that severely limits early voting in Ohio—has the support of the House, according to House... Read more

Ohio Senate Attempts to Cancel Referendum on Voting Law

By Erin Ferns Lee March 21, 2012

Today, Project Vote election counsel, Camille Wimbish spoke out against the Ohio Senate’s effort to repeal an election bill that... Read more

Ohio Voters May Decide on Fate of New Restrictive Election Law

By Erin Ferns Lee December 9, 2011

Ohioans will vote next year on whether the state should overturn a new election law that severely limits early voting,... Read more

More Signatures Collected to Repeal Ohio Election Law

By Erin Ferns Lee November 22, 2011

Voting rights advocates and hundreds of thousands of citizens may successfully put a referendum on Ohio House Bill 194 on... Read more

300K Ohioans Sign Petition to Repeal GOP-Backed Election Law

By Erin Ferns Lee September 29, 2011

In the nick of time, more than 300,000 Ohioans signed a petition to overturn a bill that would have “shortened... Read more

Ohio Photo ID Rule Dead, For Now

By Project Vote July 29, 2011

Ohio photo ID bill, HB 159 will not be considered this session, according to Darrel Rowland and Ben Geier at... Read more

Ohio Senate May Consider Photo ID Bill Tuesday; SOS Opposed to Measure

By Erin Ferns Lee June 27, 2011

The Ohio Senate may vote on photo ID bill, HB 159 tomorrow afternoon. The bill, as well as omnibus election... Read more

Photo ID Debate Continues in Ohio Senate Today

By Erin Ferns Lee June 23, 2011

Update, 10:55 a.m., PT: Photo ID bill HB 159 was recessed until a substitute bill is drafted. The committee will... Read more