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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

Project Vote Supports New Legislation to Punish Dirty Election Tricks

By Sarah Massey December 15, 2011

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced important legislation to punish voter suppression and intimidation tactics.... Read more

Holder Maintains Foundation of Voting Rights Act in Timely Speech

By Erin Ferns Lee December 14, 2011

Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the partisan assault on voting rights, the likes of which we have not seen... Read more

DOJ Leader to Discuss Voting Rights; Advocates Urge Him to Protect Voters

By Erin Ferns Lee December 12, 2011

Tomorrow night, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will hold a timely speech to address voting rights at the Lyndon Baines... Read more

NAACP Confronts Voting Barriers in Modern-Day America

By Erin Ferns Lee December 6, 2011

The nation’s oldest civil rights organization, NAACP has brought voting barriers to a national discussion this week with the release... Read more

Maryland Robocall Trial Reaches Verdict

By Erin Ferns Lee December 6, 2011

A political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich was found guilty today of of conspiring to suppress black voter... Read more

Senator Asks for Federal Investigation of New Voting Laws

By Project Vote November 4, 2011

Voter ID and other restrictive voting laws may be subject to a federal investigation for voter suppression and voting rights... Read more

Reps. Request Hearing on Voter Suppression Laws

By Erin Ferns Lee October 31, 2011

Today, Congressional Democrats urged requested a hearing on how new state election laws are making it more difficult to vote.... Read more

St. Petersburg Times: Promoting Civic Involvement Shouldn’t Be a Crime

By PV Admin October 26, 2011

Earlier this week, we blogged about Jill Cicciarelli, a high school teacher in Florida who faced serious fines for helping 50... Read more

Election Reform Claims Don’t Pass Muster

By Estelle Rogers October 25, 2011

Remember that game where a message is passed from person to person (usually they’re girls, as I’ve observed), and the... Read more

New Election Law Blocks High School Voter Registration Drive

By Erin Ferns Lee October 24, 2011

A high school civics teacher in Florida may face thousands of dollars in fines for organizing a voter registration drive... Read more