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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

Upcoming Poll to Show What New Voters Really Want from the Government

By PV Admin August 13, 2010

Today, Project Vote released a new memo, What Happened to Hope and Change? How Fascination with the “Tea Party” Obscures... 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

Election Legislation Hearings of the Week

By Erin Ferns Lee August 10, 2010

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

NY Times: DOJ Enforcement of Federal Law Could Bring Millions to the Voter Rolls

By Erin Ferns Lee August 10, 2010

Fifteen years ago, Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act, also known as “Motor Voter” law, to help facilitate and... Read more

Voter Registration Among Low-Income Ohioans Increases Ten-Fold

By PV Admin August 6, 2010

Voter registration among low-income Ohio citizens has increased ten-fold, following a court settlement to bring the state into compliance with... Read more

Virginia Illustrates Dos and Don’ts in Making Democracy Accessible

By Erin Ferns Lee August 5, 2010

Participating in democracy should be a simple exercise for anyone who is a citizen over the age of 18, but... Read more

Voter Registration Guidance in 25 States

By Daniel Charlton August 5, 2010

Project Vote is proud to announce the updating and expanding of its library of state Voter Registration Guides. Covering 25 states,... Read more

KSFX: NVRA Enforcement Enfranchises a Quarter Million Low Income Missourians

By PV Admin August 3, 2010

Missouri broadcast news source, KSFX – Ozarks Fox, reported on the “skyrocketing” registration rates of the state’s low income citizens.... Read more

Election Legislation Hearings of the Week

By Erin Ferns Lee August 3, 2010

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

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