“We have to fix that,” President Obama said on Election Night 2012, following widespread reports of long lines at polling stations. In the beginning of 2014, a report from the bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA) recommended a number of common sense reforms to improve voting, including increasing opportunities for early voting.
There is a growing, bipartisan consensus that reform is needed. However, pro-voting reforms like early voting continue to meet strong partisan resistance, and many states continue to pass voter ID laws and other restrictions that place hurdles between eligible Americans and the ballot box. Meanwhile, millions of citizens—disproportionately Americans of color—are prevented from voting at all due to strict felony disenfranchisement laws.
Project Vote believes our democracy works best when everyone participates, and we work to implement common-sense reforms that make it easier, not harder, for every eligible American to cast a ballot that counts.
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Early Voting Reduces Turnout, Unless Combined with Same-Day Registration
Rising early voting participation in recent election cycles has decreased voter turnout in general, putting Election Day on the fast... Read more
Misinformation from Registrar Could Disenfranchise Voters in San Diego
Just two weeks before Election Day, a potentially detrimental (and ultimately unlawful) voter registration procedure was uncovered in San Diego,... Read more
GOP-Linked Ad Attempts to Suppress Latino Vote in Nevada
A GOP-linked group, Latinos for Reform, is encouraging Nevada Latinos not to vote in November with their new, controversial ad.... Read more
Voter Fraud Fears Stifle Voter Registration Efforts
The alarming trend of conservative-fueled fears of voter fraud may now have a chilling effect on legitimate votes. According to... Read more
How Public Misconceptions about Voter Fraud Result in the Disenfranchisement of Legitimate Voters
According to a recent poll, 20 percent of Americans believe a defunct community organization will steal the midterm elections. Even... Read more
Two States Question the Impact of Strict Voter ID Laws
In most states, a citizen may register and vote after establishing four critical points: citizenship, age, residency, and, in some... Read more
Local Idaho voters now need to show photo ID or sign affidavit
“The primary concern is that the impact of photo ID requirements are particularly felt by elderly people, low-income people and often racial minorities,” said Estelle Rogers, an attorney with Project Vote. Read more
Early Voting Debuts in Maryland This Week: Will it Improve Turnout?
Schedule conflicts, work commitments, and transportation issues are just a few reasons why some voters don’t show up on Election... Read more
Archaic Voter Registration Procedures Leave Citizens Behind
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
Virginia Illustrates Dos and Don’ts in Making Democracy Accessible
Participating in democracy should be a simple exercise for anyone who is a citizen over the age of 18, but... Read more