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CLC Calls on Court to Ensure Uniform Voting Process for all Floridians with Financial Hardship

October 25, 2019
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

It is critical that Florida act with urgency to provide a uniform and straightforward process that gives all affected Floridians a chance to exercise their right to vote.

What’s Next for Florida Voters After Landmark Decision on Amendment 4

October 22, 2019
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

In an op-ed published in the Orlando Sentinel, CLC’s Danielle Lang analyzes the recent decision handed down in Jones v. DeSantis.

It's Time for the House to Pass the VRAA

October 23, 2019
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC strongly endorses the VRAA and encourages the House to pass HR 4 without delay.

Court Rules that Florida Cannot Deny the Right to Vote Based on Inability to Pay Fines and Fees

October 18, 2019
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

Judge Hinkle issued an opinion ruling that it is unconstitutional to deny individuals with past convictions the right to vote based on their inability to pay fines and fees.

For Nine Years I Believed I Could Not Vote

August 20, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights

I am from Memphis, and was a consistent voter. The poll workers put my name in the system, and a felony popped up, so they denied me. But I never had a felony conviction at all.

CLC Launches RecupereSuVoto.org to Help Millions of Citizens Vote

September 24, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights

RecupereSuVoto.org will make voting rights information easily accessible to the millions of Americans who speak Spanish.

Constitutional Challenges Facing Our Democracy

September 18, 2019
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights
Campaign Finance

CLC’s founder and president Trevor Potter delivered the Constitution Day lecture at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana.

One Year in Review: RestoreYourVote.org Hits Nearly 70,000 Visitors

August 14, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights

Since the launch, RestoreYourVote.org has had nearly 70,000 visitors seeking to learn more about voting rights restoration in their state.

Court Stops Tennessee's Punitive Law In Its Tracks

September 12, 2019
Case
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett
Issues
Voting Rights

A court blocked the state from enforcing Tennessee's new law, which criminalizes voter registration activity.

Administrative Confusion is Keeping Alabamians From the Ballot

December 12, 2017
Case
Thompson v. Alabama
Issues
Voting Rights

In November, CLC voting rights advocates traveled across Alabama to help people with past felony convictions restore their right to vote and train community leaders on rights restoration. We found that citizens across the state are being effectively denied their legal right to vote by misinformation...

Alabama’s De Facto Disenfranchisement: Bureaucratic Backup

December 11, 2017
Case
Thompson v. Alabama
Issues
Voting Rights

In November, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) voting rights advocates traveled across Alabama to help people with past felony convictions restore their right to vote and train community leaders on rights restoration.

We found that citizens across the state are being effectively denied their legal...

CLC Continues to Fight Tennessee Law Criminalizing Voter Registration Activity

September 9, 2019
Case
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett
Issues
Voting Rights

With today’s decision, we are optimistic about our ability to protect the tradition of voter registration drives from government threats of fines and jail time.

Florida is Trying to Silence Me With a Poll Tax

May 7, 2019
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

If the legislature adds more hurdles and confuses everyone about whether the process will actually take effect for people in situations like mine, the progress that my fellow Floridians voted for last November could go unrealized. 

North Dakota Native Americans Speak Out to Protect Their Right to Vote

October 31, 2018
Case
Spirit Lake Tribe, et al. v. Jaeger
Issues
Voting Rights

Here are stories from eligible, Native American voters in North Dakota who are fighting for their right to vote in the face of the state's discriminatory voter ID law. 

Rattling the Vote Cage - Part II

August 14, 2008
Issues
Voting Rights

In my first posting on voter intimidation, I set forth the legal standard for bringing cases under Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act and set forth references to legislative history that make it clear that proof of intent is not required to establish a violation.  Voter intimidation remains a...

Rattling the Vote Cage - Part I

August 7, 2008
Issues
Voting Rights

In the coming weeks, I plan to lay out in some expanding detail the rights of voters to bring cases under the anti-intimidation statute of the Voting Rights Act:  Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act (42 U.S. C. 1973i(b)).  Today, I begin by examining the relevant legislative history of the...

Georgia Moves to Abandon Problematic Exact Match Policy

April 5, 2019
Case
Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda v. Raffensberger
Issues
Voting Rights

A coalition of Georgia civil rights groups – represented by CLC and others – sued prior to the 2018 election and won.

Report: Can’t Pay, Can’t Vote: A National Survey on the Modern Poll Tax

July 24, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights

For far too many individuals, access to the ballot is determined by their ability to pay – a modern-day poll tax.

Alabama Voting Rights Project Receives Award for Efforts to Help People Restore Voting Rights

May 21, 2019
Case
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Alabama
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights

Alabama Voting Rights Project receives the Jane Katz Public Service Award from the League of Women Voters of Alabama. 

Military Vet on FL Poll Tax: ‘I Felt the Rug Ripped from Under My Feet’

July 17, 2019
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

When Florida passed a modern-day poll tax that ties my right to vote to my ability to pay off fines and fees – I felt like I had a rug ripped from under my feet.

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