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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

The battle over ballot access continues in Colorado

By Erin Ferns Lee October 5, 2011

The battle continues between a Colorado election clerk and the secretary of state over who can receive mail ballots before the... Read more

Voting Rights News Roundup

By Erin Ferns Lee September 9, 2011

Election season is already underway with the nation talking about the state of voting rights. The War on Voting that... Read more

How Felon Voting Restrictions Punish Entire American Communities

By Anthony Balady December 17, 2010

Right now, an estimated 5.3 million people are being denied the right to vote because of a felony conviction, many... Read more

Newly Elected Minnesota Legislators Announce Intent to make Voting More Difficult

By Anthony Balady December 10, 2010

Minnesota has some of the most progressive voter registration laws in the country, laws like same day registration and vouching,... Read more

The Disenfranchisement of Communities through the Criminal Justice System

By Erin Ferns Lee October 18, 2010

Expanding ballot access to all voting-age citizens, particularly the millions who are living and working in our communities with past... Read more

Virginia Illustrates Dos and Don’ts in Making Democracy Accessible

By Erin Ferns Lee August 5, 2010

Participating in democracy should be a simple exercise for anyone who is a citizen over the age of 18, but... Read more

An International Perspective: Voting Rights are Human Rights

By PV Admin June 16, 2010

The right to vote is enshrined in our Constitution and is a pillar of our democratic society.  Our history is... Read more

Collateral Consequences Hearing Touches on Disenfranchisement

By PV Admin June 9, 2010

The House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held an oversight hearing Wednesday morning entitled “Collateral Consequences of Criminal... Read more

Settlement Reached in South Dakota Felon Disenfranchisement Suit

By PV Admin June 2, 2010

The Associated Press reports that South Dakota and Shannon County have reached a settlement agreement with the American Civil Liberties... Read more

SCOTUS Asks Obama Admin. for Views on Felon Disenfranchisement Laws

By PV Admin May 5, 2010

Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Obama Administration to offer its views on felon disenfranchisement laws and whether or... Read more