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

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

The Real Cost of Voter ID

By Sarah Massey April 5, 2012

Voter fraud is a non-existent problem, yet the laws purporting to combat it are very expensive The economy is beginning... Read more

An Attack on Voting Rights is an Attack on the Country, Says Craigslist Founder

By Sarah Massey March 30, 2012

Think you have the right to vote? Not so much. Check out these great graphics at craigconnects that tell a... Read more

Laws restricting voter registration drives discriminatory; registrations dropping in Florida

By Sarah Massey March 29, 2012

This year two Florida community voter registration drives, by Rock the Vote and the League of Women Voters, have stopped... Read more

Wisconsin Voter ID Lawsuits May Go to State Supreme Court

By Erin Ferns Lee March 28, 2012

Wisconsin’s blocked new voter ID law may be reviewed by the state Supreme Court to determine whether the law should... Read more

Polling Place Cutbacks Could Impact Vote, 100 Polls to Close in Omaha

By Sarah Massey March 22, 2012

Cross-posted at AlterNet As in real estate, when it comes to polling places the three most important factors are location,... Read more

Ohio Senate Attempts to Cancel Referendum on Voting Law

By Erin Ferns Lee March 21, 2012

Today, Project Vote election counsel, Camille Wimbish spoke out against the Ohio Senate’s effort to repeal an election bill that... Read more

Rep. Davis Dropped from the Voter Roll

By Sarah Massey March 16, 2012

Former U.S. Congressman Lincoln Davis found out the hard way that voter suppression still exists in the U.S. He went... Read more

There is no such thing as “free ID”

By Pat Selby March 16, 2012

Michigan voters shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to express their fundamental right to vote. But if bills pending in... Read more

Today in Kansas, extreme voter suppression rule pushed ahead of election, more states follow

By Sarah Massey March 15, 2012

What’s the matter with Kansas? If Secretary of State Kris Kobach and House Republicans have their way, it will be... Read more