Voting and Elections

Issues

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

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Key Priorities Members of Congress Should Focus on Now

From protecting the freedom to vote to ensuring ethical governance and guarding against abuses of power, Congress has the tools to ensure our government is working for the people. Now is the time to use them.

Eric Kashdan

Madeleine Greenberg

September 5, 2025

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

Here’s What the New USPS Rule Means for Voting by Mail

A Stress Test for the Rule of Law: What the Election Subversion Pardons Really Mean

Key Initiatives

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Restoring Voting Rights to People With Past Convictions

Securing Our Elections

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State Voting Rights Acts Protect the Freedom to Vote

Holding the Department of Justice Accountable

Recent Voting and Elections Cases and Actions

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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.

Updated January 9, 2026

Status Active

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.

Updated December 12, 2025

Status Active

Defending Civic Engagement Groups Against Restrictions on Voter Registration at Naturalization Ceremonies (League of Women Voters of the United States et al. v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al.)

Campaign Legal Center represents the League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Colorado, League of Women Voters of New Jersey, League of Women Voters of Saratoga County, League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area, and League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County in challenging a new federal policy that prevents civic engagement groups from providing voter registration services to new citizens after administrative naturalization ceremonies.

Updated December 18, 2025

Status Active

Voices for Democracy