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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...

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Highlights 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...

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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...

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Voter 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...

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Democracy 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...

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Restoring 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...

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Delaware 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,...

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The 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...

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Put 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...

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New 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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