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Vote-By-Mail and Absentee Voting – Secure Alternatives to Cast Your Ballot in 2020

August 27, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, only voters who have verified their identity and eligibility will be able to cast absentee or mail ballots. 

Court Declines to Reinstate Early Voting Site for Arizona Tribe

Date
October 22, 2020
Case
Securing Safe Voting Options on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation (AZ)
Issues
Voting Rights
By deciding not to intervene, the court failed to protect a community that is simply fighting for equality.

Court Declines to Reinstate Early Voting Site for Arizona Tribe

October 22, 2020
Case
Securing Safe Voting Options on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation (AZ)
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights

By deciding not to intervene, the court has failed a Native American community seeking equal voting access. 

CLC President Explains Key 2020 Voting Rights Battles in NYT Podcast Interview

October 20, 2020
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Kathy Boockvar
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
Campaign Finance

CLC's President, Trevor Potter, discussed important voting rights litigation in a recent podcast interview. 

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

September 25, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Redistricting

CLC's staff members share their reflections on the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 

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

October 12, 2020
Case
Securing Safe Voting Options on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation (AZ)
Issues
Voting Rights

Native American communities need multiple early voting options, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Can a State Legislature Overturn Presidential Election Results?

September 25, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

A state legislature overturning presidential election results and substituting its own preferences would violate federal law. 

Signature Matching and Absentee Ballots: Safeguards to Ensure That Every Vote Counts

September 16, 2020
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

States should provide more ways and time for voters to cure any issues with signatures on their ballots. 

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

Date
October 12, 2020
Case
Securing Safe Voting Options on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation (AZ)
Issues
Voting Rights
Local governments should do their best to offer and expand a menu of convenient early voting options, especially during a year in which COVID-19 safety protocols have increased the need to space out voters.

Texas Gov. Blocked from Eliminating Ballot Drop-Off Sites, Following CLC Suit

Date
October 10, 2020
Case
LULAC v. Abbott
Issues
Voting Rights
The state of Texas has gone to extraordinary lengths to make it harder for its citizens to vote, and deserved the reprimand given to it by a federal court.

Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Restrictive Exact-Match Voter Registration Verification Scheme

Date
September 14, 2016
Case
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

Exact-Match Verification Scheme has Prevented Tens of Thousands of Eligible Georgians from Registering to Vote, the Majority of Whom are African-American, Latino, and Asian American Citizens

WASHINGTON – The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), filed suit today on behalf of the Georgia State Conference...

Victory: Clerical Errors will No Longer Disenfranchise Thousands of Georgia Voters

February 10, 2017
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

An agreement was reached between the state of Georgia and a coalition of civil rights organizations to help ensure that eligible Georgia voters would no longer be denied access to state voting rolls due to clerical errors. 

Arizona Groups Urge Arizona to Stop Rejecting Arizona Absentee Ballots Because Of Their Penmanship

Date
October 25, 2018
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Yesterday, a federal court in Georgia held unconstitutional similar signature matching practices. The court ordered election officials to provide all absentee voters with due process before rejecting their ballot. The decision should send a clear message to Arizona that its policies fall short of...

Supreme Court Protects Absentee Voters from Unnecessary Witness Requirement

Date
August 13, 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
Removing the witness and notary requirement will protect people’s health and their right to vote.

Rhode Island Drops Vote-By-Mail Requirements That Put Voters at Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic

Date
July 29, 2020
Case
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
In the two remaining statewide election days in 2020, people will not have to choose between casting a ballot that will count and placing their health at risk.

Groups Challenge Rhode Island Vote-By-Mail Requirements That Put Voters at Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic

Date
July 23, 2020
Case
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Forcing people with disabilities or compromised health to find two witnesses to cast a ballot is unreasonable.

Court Stops North Dakota From Rejecting Ballots Based on Error-Prone Signature Match System

Date
June 3, 2020
Case
Self Advocacy Solutions v. Jaeger
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Given the disproportionate impact of signature match policies on voters with disabilities, states must give everyone an opportunity to prove that they cast their ballot with proper notice so their votes count.

Campaign Legal Center Challenges North Dakota’s Practice of Rejecting Ballots Based on Handwriting

Date
May 1, 2020
Case
Self Advocacy Solutions v. Jaeger
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
North Dakota uses an error-prone verification process that disenfranchises eligible absentee voters based on the handwriting on their absentee ballot application.

Victory! Court Orders Tennessee to Allow Citizens to Vote by Mail

Date
September 9, 2020
Case
A. Phillip Randolph Institute v. Hargett
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
This is an important victory for Tennessee voters wishing to participate in the 2020 election that don’t want to have to choose between their health and exercising their right to vote.

Tennessee Must Ease Excuse Requirement for Absentee Ballot During Pandemic

Date
May 1, 2020
Case
A. Phillip Randolph Institute v. Hargett
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Lawsuit seeks to ensure voters can vote safely by mail in the upcoming elections and ensure ballots count.

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