Common-Sense Convenience
The idea that Election Day can only be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November seems to be a thing of the past. The busy and complicated lives of American voters have demanded other choices.
Many states have expanded opportunities to vote before Election Day, in order to accommodate voters’ schedules and in the hope of increasing turnout by making voting more convenient.
These conveniences have proven popular with voters and election officials alike. They help prevent long lines on Election Day, reduce the burden on Election Day pollworkers, and have the potential to increase turnout and expand the electorate, particularly among minority voters.
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Partisans and Advocates Battle Over Voting Rights
The “War on Voting”–the partisan-fueled campaign to enact laws to restrict access to the ballot–has received significant attention in the... Read more
Controversial Changes to Florida Election Law Remain in Question
Today, Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning announced that the Justice Department approved part of a controversial new election law... Read more
Fla. Avoids DOJ in Seeking Approval of Election Law
Florida took the more expensive route in seeking pre-clearance of a controversial new election law. On Friday, Secretary of State Kurt Browning... Read more
Ohio Photo ID Rule Dead, For Now
Ohio photo ID bill, HB 159 will not be considered this session, according to Darrel Rowland and Ben Geier at... Read more
Partisan Politics Drive Democracy into Reverse
Just over a week before 46th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act—a cornerstone to civil rights and... Read more
Reducing Early Voting Period Could Hurt Black Voters
Frank Cerabino at the Palm Beach Post questions the impact of a seemingly innocuous early voting provision in a new... Read more
Civil Rights Groups Ask Justice Department to Block Discriminatory Fla. Law
Project Vote has joined the ACLU Voting Rights Project and the Florida ACLU in asking the Department of Justice to... Read more
Partisan Politics Lead Voter Suppression Debates
As game-changing election bills glide through the state legislatures just before the 2012 elections, accusations of voter suppression tactics in... Read more
Election Reform Used to Attack Access to the Ballot
Georgia Logothetis at Daily Kos writes how state lawmakers are “Using Election Reform to Decrease Turnout,” including laws to tighten... Read more
Voting Rights Groups Speak Out Against Regressive Election Bills in Ohio
Today, Project Vote joined more than 40 civil rights, labor, and youth organizations in protest of proposed election bills that... Read more