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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 Joins Case Against Florida Voter Suppression Law

By Michael Slater October 19, 2011

Today, Project Vote and its affiliate, Voting for America, were given permission by the federal district court in Washington, DC,... Read more

Weekly Voting Rights News Roundup

By Erin Ferns Lee September 24, 2011

Voting rights victories abound this week! On a national level, the cornerstone Voting Rights Act of 1965 was upheld by... Read more

ACLU, Project Vote File to Join Federal Court Review of Voter Suppression Act

By Project Vote August 26, 2011

Voting rights groups filed a Motion to Intervene in the United States District Court’s review of the Voter Suppression Act... Read more

Advocates Baffled By DOJ Approval of Controversial Voter Verification Law

By Erin Ferns Lee August 27, 2010

A two-year battle in the courts concluded this week when the Department of Justice approved Georgia’s controversial voter verification system... Read more

Archaic Voter Registration Procedures Leave Citizens Behind

By Erin Ferns Lee August 12, 2010

Access to voter registration—the basis of democratic participation—is still limited in the 21st century by overly restrictive, “horse-and-buggy” laws across... Read more

Politicitzed DOJ Allegations Debunked

By PV Admin July 8, 2010

Tuesday, the New York Times reported on former Justice Department attorney and known right-wing activist, J. Christian Adams’ allegations of... Read more

NY Times: Attorney Claims Racial Motive in DOJ Case Decision

By PV Admin July 7, 2010

Allegations of a politicized Department of Justice continue into the Obama administration, but both conservative and Democratic members of the... Read more

SCOTUS Asks Obama Admin. for Views on Felon Disenfranchisement Laws

By PV Admin May 5, 2010

Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Obama Administration to offer its views on felon disenfranchisement laws and whether or... Read more

DOJ Fight Over Georgia Proof-of-Citizenship Law Continues

By PV Admin February 26, 2010

Last May, the Justice Department struck down a voter verification procedure that was discovered to be error-prone and discriminatory. Around... Read more

Living the Past in the Present: Voter Intimidation Tactics Still Thrive in America

By Erin Ferns Lee February 4, 2010

In observance of Black History month, it is fitting to revisit America’s less than stellar record in the ongoing effort... Read more