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A. Phillip Randolph Institute v. Hargett: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Nashville Division - Complaint

Document
Date
May 1, 2020
Case
A. Phillip Randolph Institute v. Hargett
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements

On May 1, 2020, plaintiffs Memphis A. Phillip Randolph Institute, The Equity Alliance, Free Hearts, The Memphis and West Tennessee AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, The Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, Sekou Franklin, and Kendra Lee filed a complaint challenging Tennessee's restrictive excuse requirements for absentee ballots, which fail to take into account COVID-19, and the penalizing of organizations who try to increase ballot access. 

CLC Asks Arizona to Stop Rejecting Mail-in Ballots Without Notifying Voters

October 22, 2018
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

Arizona’s signature matching policies violate the Fourteenth Amendment of state voters.

CLC Compels Change to Problematic Arizona Signature Matching Policy

May 3, 2019
Case
MCRP v. Reagan
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

This legislative move is the direct result of advocacy by CLC and other legal and state partners in 2018 to challenge the disenfranchisement by handwriting that threatened Arizona voters in each election cycle.

CLC Event Discusses Voting Rights Litigation and Election Scenarios

October 9, 2020
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

This year, we should be prepared to not have the election results on election night. 

Congressional Report on Voting Rights Overlaps With Key CLC Priorities, Past and Present

November 22, 2019
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

By commissioning this report, Congress reinforced the importance and timeliness of the work that organizations like CLC do daily to protect the fundamental right of democratic participation.

I Had My Ballot Rejected Because of My Handwriting

May 1, 2020
Case
Self Advocacy Solutions v. Jaeger
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

Maria Fallon Romo tells her story of having her ballot rejected because of inconsistencies with her handwriting. 

Witness Requirement for Voting May Force Me To Sit Out November Election

July 28, 2020
Case
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

Miranda Oakley discusses how Rhode Island's witness requirement is forcing her to choose between voting and the health and safety of her community. 

CLC Victory in Court Makes Voting Easier for Disability Community

June 5, 2020
Case
Self Advocacy Solutions v. Jaeger
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

North Dakota court rules that bad handwriting shouldn't prevent people with disabilities having their votes count. 

New Jersey Agrees to Discontinue Practice of Rejecting Absentee Ballots Without Notice

June 17, 2020
Case
LWVNJ v. Way
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

During New Jersey's July primary, voters will now be notified and have an opportunity to address issues with their ballots. 

CLC Sues Pennsylvania to Protect Absentee Voters in General Election

August 7, 2020
Case
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Kathy Boockvar
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

Pennsylvanians should not be barred from voting by mail due to messy handwriting. 

Victory! CLC Wins Supreme Court Case to Protect RI Voters from Unnecessary Witness Requirement

August 13, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Rhode Islanders should be able to vote without a burdensome witness requirement. 

Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements

Updated
October 8, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is fighting to require states that use signature match policies to examine mail-in or absentee ballots also have “notice and cure” procedures so that voters’ ballots aren’t rejected due to perceived penmanship issues. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue has gained...

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

October 6, 2020
Case
Trump v. Murphy
Issues
Voting Rights

The federal judge's decision will help preserve the ability of New Jersey voters to vote safely during the pandemic. 

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

October 8, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights

Even without another COVID-19 relief package, voting will still be accessible in states around the country. 

LULAC v. Abbott

Updated
October 7, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center Action (CLCA) sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over his last-minute order prohibiting counties from providing more than one location where voters can drop off their mail-in ballots in the lead up to Election Day 2020.

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

October 2, 2020
Case
LULAC v. Abbott
Issues
Voting Rights

This eleventh-hour change will result in confusion and voter suppression in a state where voting is already difficult. 

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

Document
Date
October 1, 2020
Case
LULAC v. Abbott

Trump v. Murphy: United States District Court District of New Jersey - Court's Decision on Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
October 6, 2020
Case
Trump v. Murphy

Trump v. Murphy: United States District Court District of New Jersey - Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
October 6, 2020
Case
Trump v. Murphy

Letter to FL Gov. and SOS re: Extending Online Voter Registration

Document
Date
October 5, 2020

After Florida’s Online Voter Registration System crashed for several hours on October 5, 2020—the deadline to register in Florida—CLC joined 34 other voting rights groups to urge Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Laurel Lee to extend the voter registration deadline by two days to 11:59 p.m. on October 7 and ensure that Floridians are not denied the opportunity to register because of the state’s faulty online system. 

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