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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

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Va. House Proposes to Narrow List of Accepted Voter ID

By Erin Ferns Lee November 21, 2012

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

TPM: No One is Trying to Register Dogs to Vote

By Erin Ferns Lee July 25, 2012

In what has been called “part of a blatant and ongoing partisan effort to keep people from voting,” Republican operatives... Read more

Federal Court Upholds Ruling that Ensures Transparency of Va. Voter Registration Records

By Project Vote June 18, 2012

A precedent-setting case  brought by voting rights groups to ensure transparency of voter rolls and voter list maintenance was upheld by... Read more

Virginia Governor Sends Voter ID Bill Back for Amendments

By Erin Ferns Lee April 11, 2012

Virginia governor, Bob McDonnell introduced amendments to the Senate yesterday to “soften” the requirements under a newly adopted voter ID... Read more

Virginia Senate Members to Deliberate Over Unnecessary Voter Verification Bill

By Daniel Charlton February 8, 2011

The Virginia House of Delegates recently approved House Bill 1560. The changes proposed in this bill are subtle and come... Read more

Judge Rejects Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss in Project Vote v. Long

By Anthony Balady November 19, 2010

On October 29, Judge Rebecca Smith of the Eastern District of Virginia rejected the defendants’ motion to dismiss in Project... 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

Election Legislation Monthly Roundup

By Erin Ferns Lee April 16, 2010

Project Vote monitors election legislation in all 50 states and Congress. If you would like to follow election legislation activity,... Read more

Virginia Governor Backtracks on Backwards “Essay Requirement” for Former Felons

By Erin Ferns Lee April 15, 2010

As Congress deliberates over setting a federal standard for restoring the civil rights of released felons, Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell... Read more

Va. Adjourns with Many Key Bills Expected to Return in 2011

By Daniel Charlton March 19, 2010

Virginia’s 2010 legislative session began January 13 and continued until March13. Overwhelmingly, the commonwealth’s budget crisis took center stage in... Read more