In 49 out of 50 states, participating in the American democratic process requires an important first step: registering to vote.
Throughout American history, however, voter registration has frequently been used as a bureaucratic hurdle placed between eligible Americans and the ballot box.
That’s why Project Vote works across the country to ensure simple, fair, equitable voter registration policies that make it easier, not harder, for eligible citizens to register to vote.
From fighting laws that place unfair restrictions on community-based voter registration drives, to advocating for innovations like Automatic Voter Registration, Online Registration, Same-Day Registration, and Permanent-Portable Registration, Project Vote wants to make sure that every eligible American can register to vote.
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Online registration may ease state voter disenfranchisement
A March 27 report by Project Vote found that last year more photo ID laws, voter purges and voter registration restrictions were either introduced or passed in state legislatures across the country than ever before. Read more
Three months, 30 states, 55 new voting restrictions
It is, as Project Vote's Erin Ferns Lee put it, "an onslaught." Read more
New Voter Suppression Efforts Prove Voting Rights Act Still Needed
According to a report by Project Vote, 55 new voting restrictions have been introduced in 30 states so far this year. Read more
OPINION: The reason Texas thwarts registration drives
Texas' restrictions on voter registration drives matter. And legal challenges to these are more than just academic exercises in social theory. Read more
Voter turnout: the 6 states that rank highest, and why
Which state will have the highest voter turnout on Nov. 6? History suggests it will be one of the following six. Read more
Was The Storm a Political Trick or Treat?
Project Vote spokesperson Viviana Hurtado joins a discussion of how Hurricane Sandy will effect the election. Read more
Election-day registration: The anti-voter ID
Though states with voter ID will likely see a significant decrease in their voter turnout, those losses could be offset by turnout gains in states with Election-Day Registration. Read more
States Deny Millions Of Ex-Felons Voting Rights
Eric Bates has found himself among the approximately 5.8 million whose voting rights have been taken away because of a felony conviction. Read more
Voter Registration Deadlines Loom
Would-be voters in the 2012 general election have less than two weeks to register. Read more
A Recent History of GOP Voter Suppression in Florida
The state of Florida has an unfortunate history of disenfranchising voters. Read more