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

Election Reform Used to Attack Access to the Ballot

By Erin Ferns Lee June 13, 2011

Georgia Logothetis at Daily Kos writes how state lawmakers are “Using Election Reform to Decrease Turnout,” including laws to tighten... Read more

Voting Rights Groups Speak Out Against Regressive Election Bills in Ohio

By PV Admin June 7, 2011

Today, Project Vote joined more than 40 civil rights, labor, and youth organizations in protest of proposed election bills that... Read more

Ohio Latino Voters May Be Affected by New ID Policy

By PV Admin August 27, 2010

“At a time when the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is working to make it easier for Puerto Ricans to... Read more

NY Times: DOJ Enforcement of Federal Law Could Bring Millions to the Voter Rolls

By Erin Ferns Lee August 10, 2010

Fifteen years ago, Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act, also known as “Motor Voter” law, to help facilitate and... Read more

Voter Registration Among Low-Income Ohioans Increases Ten-Fold

By PV Admin August 6, 2010

Voter registration among low-income Ohio citizens has increased ten-fold, following a court settlement to bring the state into compliance with... Read more

The Proof is in the Numbers: Surge in Low-Income VR Applications follows Successful NVRA Lawsuits

By Michael Slater July 30, 2010

Hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans—mostly women—are registering to vote at public assistance agencies in a handful of states as... Read more

Voter Registration at Ohio Public Assistance Agencies Skyrocket

By PV Admin June 30, 2010

As if we needed more proof that offering voter registration through public assistance agencies works, new EAC reporting data from... Read more

New Memos Assess Election Laws in 11 States

By PV Admin January 11, 2010

In preparation for the 2010 legislative season, Project Vote’s Election Administration (EA) Program is releasing a series of election administration... Read more