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Victory! New York Passes Law to Protect Absentee Voters from Ballot Rejection

July 24, 2020
Case
Lawsuit Challenging New York's Signature Match Procedure
Issues
Voting Rights

The New York State Senate passes a bill to give voters more opportunities to fix issues with their absentee ballots. 

CLC Challenges Requirement that Puts Rhode Island Voters at Risk of Contracting COVID-19

July 23, 2020
Case
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
Issues
Voting Rights

Amid COVID-19, onerous witness requirements shouldn't prevent Rhode Islanders from voting. 

Suits Seeks Voting Rights Restoration for Tennesseans

Date
July 21, 2020
Case
Falls v. Goins (TN Out of State Convictions)
Issues
Voting Rights
Tennessee denies more than 421,000 citizens the right to vote because of felony convictions. This accounts for more than 8.2% of the total voting age population, likely the highest rate of disenfranchisement in the U.S.

CLC Sues Tennessee for Restricting Citizens' Ability to Vote

July 21, 2020
Case
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Tennessee
Falls v. Goins (TN Out of State Convictions)
Issues
Voting Rights

Tennessee has abruptly decided to make people with out-of-state felony convictions meet additional burdensome requirements to regain the right to vote. 

Floridians Turn to Supreme Court to Stop State’s Pay-to-Vote Scheme

July 13, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

Since Florida's pay-to-vote scheme has prevented hundreds of thousands from participating in our democracy, CLC is taking this voting rights case to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

CLC's Senior Director of Voting Rights and Redistricting Remembers Rep. John Lewis

July 21, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Rep. John Lewis' legal counsel on voting rights, Gerry Hebert, pays tribute. 

CLC Mourns the Loss of Two Great Civil Rights Leaders

July 20, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC mourns the passing of Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian and honors their legacy by continuing to fight for voting rights. 

Supreme Court Leaves in Place Florida’s Pay-to-Vote Scheme

July 16, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

The Supreme Court has stood by and let a lower court prevent nearly a million Floridians from voting.

Supreme Court Leaves in Place Florida’s Pay-to-Vote Scheme

Date
July 16, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
The Supreme Court stood by as the Eleventh Circuit prevented hundreds of thousands of otherwise eligible voters from participating in Florida’s primary election simply because they can’t afford to pay fines and fees.

Virtual Book Tour Event: Neal Simon in Conversation with Paul Smith

July 16, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Voting Rights

Join us virtually on July 22, 2020 from 2-3 PM Eastern for a conversation between CLC Vice President Paul Smith and Neal Simon.

Texas Can't Offer Absentee Ballots to Some but Not Others

July 14, 2020
Case
Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott
Issues
Voting Rights

Texans under the age of 65 cannot vote by mail without an excuse, which violates the Constitution and perpetuates racial inequalities. 

Lawsuit Seeks Remedy for New York’s Highest-in-the-Nation Rate of Ballot Rejection

July 8, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

New Yorkers should not be barred from voting by bad handwriting. 

Trump and Barr Make Baseless and Harmful Claims About Mail-in Voter Fraud

July 9, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights

Vote-by-mail does not increase the chance of voter fraud, despite the President's and Attorney General's most recent claims. 

CLC Report Encourages Every State to Pass Its Own Voting Rights Act

July 13, 2020
Case
Advocating for Fair Representation in Yakima County, Wash.
Issues
Voting Rights

State VRAs could address problems with the federal VRA and better enfranchise communities of color. 

CLC Seeks Supreme Court Intervention to Stop Florida’s Pay-to-Vote Scheme

Date
July 8, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
In total, up to a million voters could be affected by the outcome of this case.

Trump, Pence, and Advisers Have Voted by Mail. Other Americans Should Have the Option, Too.

July 7, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

All Americans should be able to safely participate in our democracy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Appeals Court Puts On Hold Decision Granting Voting Rights Restoration to Floridians

Date
July 1, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
CLC is hopeful that the court of appeals will follow suit and confirm once and for all that wealth cannot determine a person’s eligibility to vote.

Appeals Court Deals Floridians Setback in Fight for Voting Rights

July 1, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

A federal appeals court sets back voting rights for hundreds of thousands of Florida voters. 

Court Strikes Down Florida Poll Tax as Unconstitutional in Landmark Victory for Voting Rights

Date
May 24, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
This win for CLC’s clients and the plaintiff class is historic. For the first time, a federal court ruled that conditioning rights restoration on the payment of costs and fees constitutes a poll tax.

CLC Launches New Online Democracy Advocacy Tools

December 9, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Voting Rights
Ethics
Redistricting

CLC launched "DemocracyU: A Toolkit for Action in Your Community" to help policymakers and concerned citizens learn more about solutions to the biggest threats to our democracy.

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