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Project Vote is the leading technical assistance and direct service provider to the civic participation community. Since its founding in 1982, Project Vote has provided professional training, management, evaluation and technical services on a broad continuum of key issues related to voter engagement and participation in low-income and minority communities.

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SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, November 1, 2008
Voters Eager to Have A Stake in Historical Election: Early Voting Predicts Strong Turnout Tuesday In the last two weeks voter registration and early voting has shown that voters are geared up and ready to take part in what has been called a "historical event" on November 4.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, December 20, 2008
Record Voter Turnout Indicates Closing of Electoral Gaps With the Help of Early Vote Final election results from the 2008 presidential election reveal that voter turnout was at the "highest level in 40 years." However, the biggest gain cannot just be seen in overall turnout. As Project Vote assessed in a recent report on 2008 voter demographics - now confirmed by other sources - the biggest gain was among minority and young voters. This success signifies a shift towards a more balanced electorate, and may hera
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, August 29, 2008
Electoral Dirty Tricks Coming Soon To An In-Box Near You Election experts have already worried that the surge of newly registered voters may cause unintentional chaos through long lines and ballot shortages on Election Day. Now there is increased concern that intentional chaos, thru disinformation, may be caused by partisan forces using something that millions of Americans access every day - the Internet.
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, September 5, 2008
How To Keep People From Voting: Make The System As Complicated As Possible Misinformation and misinterpretation of each state's particular laws--not only by voters, but also by state officials--has the potential to influence the outcome of the election, a problem seen recently
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, November 14, 2008
Calling for Election Reform: Universal Registration and Early Voting Take Lead in Voting Rights Discussions Following one of the most momentous elections in the nation's history, officials and advocates across the country are already turning their attention to the future of American democracy. After a grueling battle over voter registration, voter roll maintenance, and ballot access for the ever growing electorate, leaders and advocates are evaluating what worked this year and considering major administrative and legislative overhau
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, October 9, 2008
Changing the Game: Voter Registration Drives Reshape the American Electorate Monday marked the last day to register to vote before November's presidential election in many states and the conclusion to one of the nation's largest nonpartisan voter registration drives in history. Helping more than 1.3 million of the America's underrepresented young, low-income and minority citizens register to vote, Project Vote and its voter registration drive partner, the Association of Community Organizations for Refo
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Exit Poll Analysis Finds Surge in Youth and Minority Voting The United States saw dramatic increases in voting from traditionally underrepresented groups, including minorities and young voters, according to a new analysis released this week by Project Vote. If borne out by systematic analysis of the voter rolls, this change in the electorate is evidence of the power of successful voter registration drives and an indication of the strong inclination of voters to participate in the proce
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 24, 2008
Restoring Democracy: Felon and Youth Voting Rights
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, May 15, 2008
Block The Vote! Proof of Citizenship On The Rise, Flashpoint Missouri Requiring proof-of-citizenship in order to register to vote is the latest addition to voter suppression arsenal. Spurred by Arizona's 2004 implementation of proof of citizenship requirements and the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold Indiana's strict voter ID law, proof of citizenship bills - often coupled with voter ID - are gaining traction across the country.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, May 27, 2007
Life and Death Struggle Against Voter Suppression: TX Senator Gallegos Blocks Voter ID Bill Featured Stories of the Week: Voter ID measure dies in Senate without a vote. Why the Right to Vote, Without ID, Is Worth Fighting For Efforts to stop 'voter fraud' may have curbed legitimate voting Why This Scandal Matters Her first vote put her in prison: Woman is one of five from city convicted of voter fraud
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, August 5, 2007
"Voter Fraud" Keeps Voter Suppression Policies Alive
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, April 28, 2007
Registering the Future: Youth Voting on the Horizon

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