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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.   

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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.  

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Emily Burns
Heather Szilagyi
May 14, 2025
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What You Need to Know About the SAVE Act

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Emily Burns
January 22, 2026

Victory! Anti-Voter Executive Order Halted in Court

Protecting the Freedom to Vote Through State Voting Rights Acts

Urging the Supreme Court to Uphold Mail-In Ballot Laws for Voters

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Restoring Voting Rights to People With Past Convictions

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Securing Our Elections

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State Voting Rights Acts Protect the Freedom to Vote

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Holding the Department of Justice Accountable

Recent Voting and Elections Cases and Actions

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Holding Massachusetts Accountable by Ensuring Jail Voting Protections Are Implemented (Hobbs v. Galvin)

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is representing six jail voting advocates in Massachusetts to compel the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth to publish statewide jail voting data, as required by state law. 

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Protecting States’ Ability to Count Mail-In Ballots Cast Before Election Day and Received by a Later Deadline (Watson v. Republican National Committee)

Campaign Legal Center and Protect Democracy filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that Congress intended to allow states to continue deciding for themselves whether they would count late-received ballots.

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Challenging Louisiana’s Illegal Barriers for First Time Voters in Jail

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is representing Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and an incarcerated first-time voter in a case challenging laws which bar eligible, first-time voters in East Baton Rouge jail from voting. 

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Defending the Right to Vote

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Endless Hurdles: Inside Tennessee's Broken System for Restoring the Freedom to Vote

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Court Ruling: First-Time Tennessee Voters Will Be Allowed to Vote Absentee

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October 20, 2020
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Voting and Elections

What To Do if You Encounter Voter Intimidation

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October 20, 2020
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Voting and Elections

Texas Gov.’s Proclamation Further Restricts Options for Returning Absentee Ballots

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October 16, 2020
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Voting and Elections

CLC Files Suit To Reinstate Early Voting Site on Arizona Tribal Land

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October 12, 2020
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Voting and Elections

CLC Files Suit to Reinstate Early Voting Site on Arizona Tribal Land

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October 12, 2020
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Voting and Elections

Pascua Yaqui Tribe v. Rodriguez: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Tucson Division - Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

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LULAC v. Abbott: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division - Order Granting PI

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Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements

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Voting and Elections

If Coronavirus Relief Talks End, States Will Be on Their Own for the Election

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Trevor Potter
October 8, 2020
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Voting and Elections

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How Might America Look on November 3 and Beyond?

Join CLC for a discussion about voting rights legal fights and election results scenarios. 

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Voting and Elections

LULAC v. Abbott

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Voting and Elections

Victory! Federal Judge Upholds Right of NJ Voters to Receive Mail-in Ballots

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October 6, 2020
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Voting and Elections

Texas Gov.’s Move To Limit Ballot Drop off Locations Is Voter Suppression

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October 2, 2020
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Voting and Elections

Trump v. Bullock: United States District Court for the District of Montana Helena Division - Order Denying Preliminary Injunction and Granting Judgment to Defendants

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Federal Judge Rebukes Trump Campaign for Trying To Suppress Mail Voting

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September 30, 2020
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Voting and Elections

Federal Judge Rebukes Trump Campaign for Trying to Suppress Mail Voting

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September 30, 2020
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Voting and Elections

CLC Will Represent Arizona Tribe to Expand Early Voting Access

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September 29, 2020
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Voting and Elections

What’s the Deal with Dropboxes?

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September 28, 2020
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Securing Safe Voting Options on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation (AZ)

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CLC Staff Remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, An Advocate for Democracy

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Casey Atkins
September 25, 2020
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