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Date
October 25, 2018
Issues
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...
Date
August 13, 2020
Case
Issues
Removing the witness and notary requirement will protect people’s health and their right to vote.
Date
July 29, 2020
Case
Issues
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.
Date
July 23, 2020
Case
Issues
Forcing people with disabilities or compromised health to find two witnesses to cast a ballot is unreasonable.
Date
June 3, 2020
Case
Issues
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.
Date
May 1, 2020
Case
Issues
North Dakota uses an error-prone verification process that disenfranchises eligible absentee voters based on the handwriting on their absentee ballot application.
Date
September 9, 2020
Case
Issues
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.
Date
May 1, 2020
Case
Issues
Lawsuit seeks to ensure voters can vote safely by mail in the upcoming elections and ensure ballots count.
Date
August 31, 2020
Issues
Bill Signed by Governor Codifies and Strengthens Lawsuit Resolution
NEWARK, NJ — Plaintiffs and their counsel in the LWV New Jersey v. Way lawsuit today applauded the New Jersey legislature for passing, and Gov. Phil Murphy for signing, the Ballot Cure Act (A4276), establishing a notice and cure...
Date
June 17, 2020
Issues
This is a win for New Jersey voters who spoke out and said that they should not have to pass a handwriting test to exercise their constitutional rights.
Date
May 18, 2020
Issues
Thousands of ballots are rejected each election in New Jersey because of issues related to signature or penmanship, including a signature changing over time and disabilities affecting one’s ability to write.
Date
September 18, 2020
Case
Issues
This settlement, combined with legislative action, will give voters clarity and confidence heading into the fall.
Date
July 24, 2020
Case
Issues
This bill is a huge step toward safeguarding the constitutional right of voters to have their votes counted.
Date
July 8, 2020
Case
Issues
All eligible voters should be able to have confidence that when they participate in an election, their vote will be counted.
Date
August 7, 2020
Case
Issues
Pennsylvania must create a uniform process to let voters fix signature-related issues with their mail-in ballots in order to give people confidence that their vote is being counted.
Date
September 14, 2020
Case
Issues
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.
Document
Date
Today, CLC sent a letter to Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan regarding the signature matching process. In the letter, CLC requests that every Arizona voter who sends in a mail-in ballot be accorded due process before their vote is rejected because of an alleged mismatched signature.
Decision
Date
Case
Order granting motion for preliminary injunction.