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'''Project Vote''' (or '''Voting for America, Inc.'''<ref>{{cite web | title =GuideStar database of charities and nonprofits | publisher = JustGive.org | url =http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?npoId=296316&partner=justgive | accessdate = 2008-07-16 }}</ref>) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, [[501(c)(3)]] organization. It was founded in 1982 by [[Sandy Newman (laywer)|Sandy Newman]] and its current executive director is [[Michael Slater (voting rights activist)|Michael Slater]], who has worked for Project Vote since [[2004]].<ref>[http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-1993/Vote-of-Confidence/ ChicagoMag.com: Vote of Confidence, 1993]</ref><ref>[http://vlex.com/vid/18136816 Project Vote! v. City of Philadelphia, 1994]</ref><ref>[http://projectvote.org/index.php?id=36 "Our Staff" ''ProjectVote.org'']</ref> Project Vote's efforts to engage low income and minority voters in the civic process include the provision of training, management, evaluation and technical services.<ref>[http://projectvote.org/index.php?id=39 "Our Mission" ''ProjectVote.org'']</ref> |
'''Project Vote''' (or '''Voting for America, Inc.'''<ref>{{cite web | title =GuideStar database of charities and nonprofits | publisher = JustGive.org | url =http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?npoId=296316&partner=justgive | accessdate = 2008-07-16 }}</ref>) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, [[501(c)(3)]] organization. It was founded in 1982 by [[Sandy Newman (laywer)|Sandy Newman]] and its current executive director is [[Michael Slater (voting rights activist)|Michael Slater]], who has worked for Project Vote since [[2004]].<ref>[http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-1993/Vote-of-Confidence/ ChicagoMag.com: Vote of Confidence, 1993]</ref><ref>[http://vlex.com/vid/18136816 Project Vote! v. City of Philadelphia, 1994]</ref><ref>[http://projectvote.org/index.php?id=36 "Our Staff" ''ProjectVote.org'']</ref> Project Vote's efforts to engage low income and minority voters in the civic process include the provision of training, management, evaluation and technical services.<ref>[http://projectvote.org/index.php?id=39 "Our Mission" ''ProjectVote.org'']</ref> |
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Project Vote often coordinates voter registration campaigns with local chapters of [[Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now|ACORN]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Fessenden | first=Ford | title=A Big Increase of New Voters in Swing States | date=2004-09-26 | publisher=The New York Times | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/26/politics/campaign/26vote.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Fighting For Every Last Vote | date=2004-10-18 | publisher=TIME magazine | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995417-5,00.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Slater | first=Michael | title=Voter Fraud? | publisher=National Voter | date=2007-09 | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MLB/is_1_57/ai_n21053581/pg_2}} |
Project Vote often coordinates voter registration campaigns with local chapters of [[Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now|ACORN]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Fessenden | first=Ford | title=A Big Increase of New Voters in Swing States | date=2004-09-26 | publisher=The New York Times | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/26/politics/campaign/26vote.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Fighting For Every Last Vote | date=2004-10-18 | publisher=TIME magazine | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995417-5,00.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Slater | first=Michael | title=Voter Fraud? | publisher=National Voter | date=2007-09 | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MLB/is_1_57/ai_n21053581/pg_2}}</ref> It has also worked with organizations such as [[Demos (U.S. think tank)|Demos]], [[National Voting Rights Institute]], [[Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law]], [[Brennan Center for Justice]] at [[NYU School of Law]], [[Fair Elections Legal Network]] regarding election administration policy and voting rights, including enforcement of the [[National Voter Registration Act]] through research, litigation and technical assistance. |
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One of Project Vote's most successful voter registration drives was directed by U.S. Senator and 2008 [[United States]] presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] in [[Chicago]] during [[1992]]. According to [[Chicago Magazine]], "More than 150,000 new African-American voters were added to the city's rolls" during this drive.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-1993/Vote-of-Confidence/ | title=Vote of Confidence | first=Gretchen | last=Reynolds | publisher=Chicago Magazine | date=[[January]] [[1993]] | accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> |
One of Project Vote's most successful voter registration drives was directed by U.S. Senator and 2008 [[United States]] presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] in [[Chicago]] during [[1992]]. According to [[Chicago Magazine]], "More than 150,000 new African-American voters were added to the city's rolls" during this drive.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-1993/Vote-of-Confidence/ | title=Vote of Confidence | first=Gretchen | last=Reynolds | publisher=Chicago Magazine | date=[[January]] [[1993]] | accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:36, 13 October 2008
Project Vote (or Voting for America, Inc.[1]) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. It was founded in 1982 by Sandy Newman and its current executive director is Michael Slater, who has worked for Project Vote since 2004.[2][3][4] Project Vote's efforts to engage low income and minority voters in the civic process include the provision of training, management, evaluation and technical services.[5]
Project Vote often coordinates voter registration campaigns with local chapters of ACORN.[6][7][8] It has also worked with organizations such as Demos, National Voting Rights Institute, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Fair Elections Legal Network regarding election administration policy and voting rights, including enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act through research, litigation and technical assistance.
One of Project Vote's most successful voter registration drives was directed by U.S. Senator and 2008 United States presidential candidate Barack Obama in Chicago during 1992. According to Chicago Magazine, "More than 150,000 new African-American voters were added to the city's rolls" during this drive.[9]
References
- ^ "GuideStar database of charities and nonprofits". JustGive.org. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ ChicagoMag.com: Vote of Confidence, 1993
- ^ Project Vote! v. City of Philadelphia, 1994
- ^ "Our Staff" ProjectVote.org
- ^ "Our Mission" ProjectVote.org
- ^ Fessenden, Ford (2004-09-26). "A Big Increase of New Voters in Swing States". The New York Times.
- ^ "Fighting For Every Last Vote". TIME magazine. 2004-10-18.
- ^ Slater, Michael (2007-09). "Voter Fraud?". National Voter.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Reynolds, Gretchen (January 1993). "Vote of Confidence". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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