Author: Project Vote

While the question of whether or not voter ID laws disenfranchise minority, elderly and poor voters is being reviewed by the Supreme Court, John Tanner, chief of the Justice Department’s Voting Section, says they do not....

By Michael Slater Project Vote released a report today, “Representational Bias in the 2006 Electorate,” by Douglass Hess that finds a continuing problem with the U.S. electorate: those who are registered and vote are...

Weekly Voting Rights News Update By Erin Ferns The convenience of absentee balloting is a double edged sword in the world of elections for its positive reception by voters, but negative effect on accurate and legitimate ballot...

This week, Project Vote’s new report, “Caging Democracy: A 50-Year History of Partisan Challenges to Minority Voters” was featured in McClatchy Newspapers and AlterNet reports. Download the report here and find...

“As the high-stakes ground war escalates heading into next year’s elections, Republicans have led the charge for an array of revisions to state voting rights laws, especially in key battleground states. Republican...