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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

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

New Mexico Agrees to Implement “Motor Voter” Law

By Erin Ferns Lee July 8, 2010

Many Americans gain access to the ballot when they make a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles. In fact,... 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

Justice Department Stands Behind Voter Registration Law

By Steven Rosenfeld June 24, 2010

Modernizing voter registration services has been a big theme in policy and government circles since the 2008 presidential election.  But... Read more

Florida Moves Forward in Improving Compliance with the NVRA

By Michael Richards June 8, 2010

On May 15th, the Florida Division of Elections released a new proposed rule (1S-2.048) that–if adopted–would provide for greater compliance... Read more

Complying with the NVRA: States Learn that Voter Registration through Public Agencies Works

By Erin Ferns Lee April 29, 2010

After 15 years of declining compliance, several states are being brought into line with the National Voter Registration Act, a... Read more

New Policy Paper on Public Agency Voter Registration

By Michael Slater April 27, 2010

Today, Project Vote released a new suite of materials focusing on public agency voter registration. As you know, Project Vote... Read more

A Leap Forward for NVRA Compliance Monitoring in Florida

By Michael Richards March 31, 2010

Florida is joining a number of states that are utilizing technology to improve compliance with the National Voter Registration Act... Read more

Online Voter Registration: A New and Inexpensive Way to Register Voters?

By Erin Ferns Lee January 14, 2010

Voter registration is becoming easier and more accessible for voting eligible citizens in several states through the growing trend of online voter registration. This new election reform has the potential to be a cost-effective method of enfranchising more Americans, especially as applied to the electronic transmission of applications through voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act. 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