What 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 ArticleHighlights of 2014
Now that 2014 has come to a close, we’re looking back at what an eventful year it was! From our work to empower individuals and organizations on the ground, to important voting rights victories in the...
View ArticleDemocracy 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 ArticleDemocracy Restoration Act Could Help Enfranchise Four Million Citizens
At the urging of more than two dozen civil rights groups, an important piece of legislation was introduced in the Senate today that would give the democratic voice back to millions of citizens. The...
View ArticleRestoring Voting Rights
Photo by Jared Rodriguez / Truthout via Creative Commons license. In my experience, most Americans believe in second chances. Yet, in the voting rights world, we have a glaring contradiction. In...
View ArticleDelaware Bill Gives Voice to New Group of Citizens
Delaware lawmakers took another step forward in helping resolve the “glaring contradiction” that keeps Americans who have already served their time from participating in the democratic process. Today,...
View ArticleThe Invisible Barrier to Voting
Tuesday, more than 350,000 Virginians (about 7 percent of the voting population) did not get to choose their new governor. As MSNBC‘s Ari Melber pointed out in an important piece this week, the...
View ArticlePut Felon Disenfranchisement on the Front Burner
They tell us that there are no coincidences in life, and similarly, there are no coincidences in politics. On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder gave a headline-making speech on criminal justice...
View ArticleNew Report on Restoring Voting Rights for Former Felons
Today, Project Vote is pleased to release the latest policy paper in our Issues in Election Administration series, Restoring Voting Rights for Former Felons. The story of American democracy is often...
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