Voting Matters Blog

Denying Racial Voter Discrimination in the Trump Era

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Attorney General Sessions' supporters claim voter protection laws are unnecessary, though recent cases against voter suppression laws prove otherwise.

"Motor Voter" is for Online Users, Too

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A U.S. District Court in Texas finds that the NVRA applies, whether DMV clients go in-person or on the internet.

Legislative Threats and Opportunities Update

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Now that the political climate has changed—and aided by weakened voting protections—states are taking it upon themselves to investigate and pass laws that prevent "voter fraud."

Trump Administration Must Respond to Rise in Hate Crimes

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Project Vote joins 156 of our colleagues in calling on the executive branch to address the troubling surge in incidents.

Voter Fraud: The Research and Findings

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Countless studies and investigations have debunked the myth of widespread "voter fraud." Project Vote's Jennifer Jacquot-DeVries reviews the findings.

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

Motor Vehicle Offices Are Failing to Register Voters

By Erin Ferns Lee July 30, 2014

Poor implementation of the National Voter Registration Act could mean problems at the polls, wrote Martha T. Moore at USA Today. Read more

Voting Rights Event Focuses on Life After Incarceration

By Max Etin July 29, 2014

“All saints have a past, and all sinners have a future.” Panelist Carl Wicklund shared this old Irish quote in... Read more

Make Voting EASY

By Estelle Rogers July 28, 2014

Recently, five forward-looking members of Congress introduced the “Equal Access to Support Youth Voting Act” or “EASY” (H.R. 5144). It... Read more

Officials Examine Bipartisan Voting Recommendations

By Emily Rouleau July 25, 2014

At a time when voting rights is an issue of national concern, and the problems faced by voters in 2012... Read more

Remembering Freedom Summer

By Erin Ferns Lee July 18, 2014

On the 50th anniversary of the historic “Freedom Summer” and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Project Vote Legislative Director... Read more

Senate Committee Takes First Step Toward Moving Voting Rights Bill Forward

By Emily Rouleau June 26, 2014

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, gutting the preclearance requirements... Read more

Voting Rights Protections Cannot Wait

By Max Etin June 25, 2014

Congress’s approval ratings are at all-time record lows. Americans have lost faith in our elected officials. The public no longer... Read more

Reaching Would-Be Voters Online

By Erin Ferns Lee June 24, 2014

Voting-eligible citizens across the country should be able to register to vote online, says Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Gillibrand announced plans... Read more

Progressive Caucus and voting rights groups call on new head of HHS to address violations of federal voting law

By Project Vote June 5, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as the Senate confirmed the appointment of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the U.S. Department of... Read more

Ready. Set. Match!

By Michael Slater June 2, 2014

I’ve got a challenge for you. CREDO Mobile has offered Project Vote and our partner, Dēmos, an $80,000 matching grant... Read more