Voting Matters Blog

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

An International Perspective: Voting Rights are Human Rights

By PV Admin June 16, 2010

The right to vote is enshrined in our Constitution and is a pillar of our democratic society.  Our history is... Read more

Election Legislation Hearings of the Week

By Erin Ferns Lee June 15, 2010

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

Supreme Court Stops Arizona ‘Clean Elections’ Public Funding Law

By Erin Ferns Lee June 11, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a temporary block of an Arizona state law that has provided state funds... Read more

Latest Advice from Conservatives: Ignore the Justice Department on Voting Rights

By Steven Rosenfeld June 10, 2010

There is an art in politics to not over-reaching and not over-reacting. But the latest salvo by one of the... Read more

Collateral Consequences Hearing Touches on Disenfranchisement

By PV Admin June 9, 2010

The House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held an oversight hearing Wednesday morning entitled “Collateral Consequences of Criminal... 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

Election Legislation Hearings of the Week

By Erin Ferns Lee June 8, 2010

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

Michigan Models Anti-Immigration Bills After Arizona; Targets Voting

By PV Admin June 7, 2010

Following the buzz in Michigan that the state wants to clone Arizona’s controversial immigration bill, SB 1070, the state introduced... Read more

Voter ID Efforts Pick up Steam in Election Year

By PV Admin June 4, 2010

The fight over voter identification has reemerged in a number of states as the 2010 midterm elections approach and politicians... Read more

WaPo: Interest Groups to Spend Record Amounts in 2010 Elections

By PV Admin June 3, 2010

For the upcoming 2010 midterm elections, nearly two dozen political advocacy groups are expected to exceed even what they spent... Read more