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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

Election Day Preparations Reach New Heights, but Will Voters Turn Out?

By Erin Ferns Lee June 18, 2010

If there is a checklist for Election Day preparations, policy makers, candidates, and voter registration advocates have covered many bases... Read more

Maryland Becomes Fifth State to Enact Preregistration Law

By PV Admin May 5, 2010

Yesterday, Governor Martin O’Malley signed HB 217, a bill to permit 16 and 17-year-old citizens to preregister to vote, into... Read more

Voting Rights Coalition Offers New Jersey Guidance on High School Voter Registration

By Yolanda Sheffield April 30, 2010

As part of an ongoing effort to make voter registration easier and more accessible for young citizens, Project Vote –... Read more

Gov. O’Malley Urged to Sign Bill to Provide Preregistration to Teen Citizens

By PV Admin April 22, 2010

Last week, the Maryland General Assembly passed a bill to allow 16-year olds to preregister to vote. If signed by... Read more

Maryland Legislature Adopts Bill to Enfranchise Youth

By Daniel Charlton April 16, 2010

On Monday, the Maryland General Assembly concluded its business for the 2010 legislative session. Though several promising pieces of legislation... Read more

This Week’s Election Legislation Hearings

By Erin Ferns Lee March 30, 2010

Hearings for important election bills are scheduled as follows: Read more

N.J. Dept. of Education Investigates High School Registration Rules

By Yolanda Sheffield March 12, 2010

In a group effort with the New Jersey Department of Public Advocate and several other organizations, Project Vote filed papers... Read more

Looking Beyond the College Campus in Youth Voter Engagement Efforts

By PV Admin March 4, 2010

Engaging young citizens in the democratic process is an issue that lawmakers and voting rights advocates have long attempted to... Read more

Project Vote and League of Women Voters Announce High School Registration Project

By Michael Slater February 2, 2010

The League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) and Project Vote are pleased to announce a major new initiative to... Read more

Efforts to Engage Youth Voters through Preregistration Underway

By PV Admin January 21, 2010

Last week, the Arizona Legislature introduced a Preregistration bill in the House, bringing it one step closer to allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. If passed, Arizona would join Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, and soon, Rhode Island in their efforts to engage youth before they may legally vote. Read more