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Pennsylvania Can No Longer Reject Ballots Solely Based on Signature Issues

Date
September 14, 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
As a result of this case, Pennsylvania voters can cast their vote without fear that their ballot could be rejected solely because an election official – who isn’t trained in handwriting analysis – thinks their signatures don’t match.

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. 

CLC Complaint Results in Arrest of Two Ukrainian-American Trump Donors Connected to Giuliani

October 10, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Campaign Finance

Two Ukrainian-Americans who had been working with President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukrainian matters, were arrested late Wednesday for violating campaign finance laws.

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. 

CLC v. FEC (Straw Donor & PAC Registration/ Reporting Violations by SCYWSE LLC)

Updated
October 6, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC challenged the FEC’s delay in enforcing key provisions of federal campaign finance law, including the ban on “straw donors,” against SCYWSE, LLC, which gave a $150,000 contribution to a federal super PAC despite having no public history of any business or commercial activity.

Bad Ass Grandmas Say Alaskans Should Vote for More Transparency in Elections

September 24, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

The Bad Ass Grandmas behind campaign finance reform that passed in North Dakota in 2018 are encouraging Alaskans to do the same this year. 

State and Locally Focused Resources for Supporting Voting Rights

September 9, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center has compiled a list of resources to help people support voting rights at the state and local levels. 

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