Bill Alert: Noncitizen Voter Purge Bill Advances in Virginia
A Virginia bill to direct the State Board of Elections to compare voter registration rolls to the federal “Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program” (SAVE Program) has been fast tracking...
View ArticleBill Alert: N.M. and Montana Propose Bills to Impede Voter Registration Efforts
Lawmakers in New Mexico and Montana introduced bills this week to impose further restrictions on community voter registration drives. New Mexico’s HB 444 would amend the state’s already bureaucratic...
View ArticleBill Alert: Missouri House Introduces Proof of Citizenship Bill
The Missouri House has introduced yet another bill to make voting less accessible. Last week, the House adopted a bill to amend the state constitution to implement a photo voter ID law. Yesterday, it...
View ArticleBill Alert: SCOTUS Deliberates Over Arizona Voter Registration Law; Two...
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court “heard arguments about whether states have the power under the federal law to add restrictions to voter registration,” particularly a state’s requirement to...
View ArticleVoter Suppression Bill to Be Heard in N.C. Senate
Today, an exhaustingly restrictive election bill is being debated by the North Carolina Senate Rules Committee. Initially a strict voter ID bill that “could disenfranchise 318,000 registered voters who...
View ArticleMake Voting EASY
Recently, five forward-looking members of Congress introduced the “Equal Access to Support Youth Voting Act” or “EASY” (H.R. 5144). It should be easy to pass. It is a common sense reform that would...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Year Has It Been for Election Laws?
WASHINGTON, DC — With Americans heading to the polls in just four weeks, a new report from voting rights group Project Vote shows that many beneficial election reforms were proposed in 2014, but few...
View ArticleSame Day Registration Coming to Vermont in 2017
Vermont will be one-step closer to a “healthier democracy” come 2017, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Peter Shumlin. The new law would allow citizens to go to the polls on Election Day and both...
View ArticleOhio Senate Committee Considers Online Voter Registration Bill
Online voter registration has gained bipartisan support in Ohio in recent years, particularly from Secretary of State Jon Husted. That broad support was heard today for Senate Bill 63, bringing the...
View ArticleMass. and Va. Adopt Beneficial Voting Policies This Week
Massachusetts and Virginia adopted policies that would make voter registration and voting accessible to more citizens this week. Just in time for next year’s presidential election, Massachusetts...
View ArticleProject Vote Urges Lawmakers to Support New Voting Rights Bill
While voting and civil rights advocates prepare to rally in support of restoring the Voting Rights Act in Roanoke, Va. tomorrow, Congressional members introduced a new bill that would update...
View ArticleNew Jersey Is Getting Serious About Voting Reform
The New Jersey state legislature recently introduced multiple versions of a bill called “The Democracy Act” that aims to bring sweeping reforms to numerous elements of the state’s voting and election...
View ArticleNorth Carolinians Trigger Legislative Change to Voter Suppression Law
North Carolina’s harsh voter identification law, the Voter Information Verification Act, has met strong resistance since it passed in 2013. As the Act nears its 2016 implementation, the state Board of...
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What Kind of Year Has It Been for Election Laws?
New Project Vote report shows support for reform is growing, but not fast enough to help most voters this November. WASHINGTON, DC — With Americans heading to the polls in just four weeks, a new report...
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Oregon Legislature Sends Automatic Voter Registration Bill to Govenor
Today, the Oregon State Senate adopted HB 2177, a bill that would automatically register Oregonians to vote after they have interacted with the Department of Transportation. The bill is now heading to...
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Online Voter Registration Moves in Two States
As America has become ever more digitally interconnected and additional routine tasks and functions are now being carried out over the internet, the prospect of allowing individuals to register to...
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Democracy Restoration Act Would Give Voting Rights Back to Millions in...
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and several others introduced the Democracy Restoration Act to “restore voting rights in federal elections to the million Americans who are out of prison and living in...
View ArticleVoter Empowerment Act would Improve Elections for Both Voters and Officials
Today, the Voter Empowerment Act (VEA) was introduced in the House of Representatives. Estelle Rogers, legislative director for Project Vote, issued the following statement in support of this important...
View ArticleIndiana Election Bill Could be Confusing for Students
An omnibus election bill that is moving through the Indiana legislature could pose a risk of intimidating student voters. Senate Bill 466 includes a provision that defines residence requirements for...
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Youth Preregistration Bill Passes in Utah
Photo: KOMUnews via Creative Commons On March 24, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed H.B. 340 (Voter Preregistration Amendments) into law. This legislation provides that citizens who are aged 16 or 17...
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