Voting and Elections

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In our elections, every voice must be heard, and every vote must count. Voting should be accessible for all citizens, and our laws should promote participation in our democracy and instill trust in our elections.

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CLC seeks to protect and expand access to voting and instill trust in our elections.

CLC fights in court anti-voter laws that target Black voters, voters of color, and voters with disabilities. CLC advocates to restore voting rights for Americans with past felony convictions, and advocates for state and federal policies that improve and protect in-person voting access and voter registration.

CLC also builds confidence in our election processes at the state and federal levels, including updating the Electoral Count Act to strengthen the guardrails surrounding the Electoral College process. CLC supports policies to bolster protections and streamline the process for the election workers and poll workers who keep our elections safe and secure.

The Latest on Voting and Elections

The Latest

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Sean Pavone

Campaign Legal Center Sues to Stop Louisiana from Undermining the Freedom to Vote

Campaign Legal Center and our co-counsel, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), sued on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Louisiana and the League of Women Voters of Louisiana Education Fund (the League), Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), NAACP Louisiana State Conference, and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ) to block Louisiana’s proof of citizenship law from being implemented, so Louisianans can register to vote without facing unnecessary hurdles.

Emily Burns

Heather Szilagyi

May 14, 2025

Why Birthright Citizenship Is an Essential Part of Our Democracy

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments challenging rulings issued by three lower courts rejecting the President Trump's efforts to overturn the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship.

Emily Burns

May 13, 2025

Win! North Carolina Voters' Ballots Will Not Be Wrongly Discarded

Efforts to Undermine the Freedom to Vote, Explained

Victory! Anti-Voter Executive Order Halted in Court

Key Initiatives

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Restoring Voting Rights to People With Past Convictions

Securing Our Elections

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Citizenship and Democracy

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We Need To Talk About the Supreme Court

Recent Voting and Elections Cases and Actions

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Challenging Florida’s Restrictive Ballot Initiative Law (FloridaRighttoCleanWater. org v. Byrd)

Florida enacted a law that places severe restrictions on groups advocating in support of ballot initiatives and prohibits specific groups from circulating petitions to get those initiatives on the ballot. Campaign Legal Center is representing the sponsor of one ballot initiative effort and an affected individual to challenge this law.

Updated May 21, 2025

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Defending Louisianans Against Burdensome Voter Registration Requirements (League of Women Voters of Louisiana et al v. Landry et al)

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is representing pro-voter Louisiana organizations in a lawsuit challenging a new Louisiana law that would require voters to jump through hoops to prove their citizenship to register to vote.

Updated May 14, 2025

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Safeguarding D.C. Voters’ Adoption of Ranked Choice Voting and Semi-Open Primaries (Wilson et al. v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Rice et al.)

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is representing proponents of Initiative 83, a ballot initiative to institute ranked choice voting and semi-open primaries in Washington, D.C. — which D.C. voters overwhelmingly passed in the November 2024 election.

Updated April 29, 2025

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