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Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness

Updated
September 8, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

In light of the global coronavirus pandemic, CLC’s efforts to expand voter access have taken on renewed urgency as national, state and local voters seek answers on how elections can proceed safely and securely.

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...

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.

Securing Safe Voting Options on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation (AZ)

Updated
September 25, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

Members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Arizona lack access to safe early voting options. Yaqui voters must now travel 2-3 hours roundtrip by public bus just to vote at the nearest early voting site. CLC is assisting the Tribe to secure a safe early voting site before this fall's election.

Trump v. Bullock

Updated
September 11, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) represents the League of Women Voters of Montana (LWVMT) in defending an emergency election plan that provides Montana counties the ability to expand access to voting by mail and early voting opportunities.

Trump v. Murphy

Updated
August 31, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) represents the League of Women Voters of New Jersey (LWVNJ) and the NAACP New Jersey State Conference (NJ NAACP) in defending an emergency election plan that ensures that all active New Jersey registered voters will receive a mail-in ballot.

Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea

Updated
July 23, 2020
Status
Closed
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is suing to challenge Rhode Island’s witness/notary requirement for voting by mail, which is a heavy burden on voters that fear contracting COVID-19 during 2020 elections.

League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Kathy Boockvar

Updated
August 7, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is challenging Pennsylvania’s policy of rejecting mail-in ballots under an error-prone signature verification process without first informing voters there is a problem with their ballot or giving them an opportunity to fix it and have their vote count.

Falls v. Goins (TN Out of State Convictions)

Updated
July 21, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is suing to challenge Tennessee’s policy reversal regarding voting rights for Tennesseans who have been convicted of felonies in other states.

LWVNJ v. Way

Updated
May 18, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is challenging New Jersey’s policy of rejecting mail-in ballots under an error-prone signature verification process without first informing voters there is a problem with their ballot or giving them an opportunity to fix it and have their vote count.

Lawsuit Challenging New York's Signature Match Procedure

Updated
July 8, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is challenging New York’s flawed absentee ballot verification process that, in the 2018 general election, silently rejected nearly 14% of all absentee ballots cast without providing affected voters with notice of or an opportunity to fix ballot defects.

League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett

Updated
April 2, 2020
Status
Closed
Issues
Voting Rights

Tennessee enacted a law severely curtailing the ability of civic organizations to conduct voter registration activities. CLC serves as counsel in a case challenging the constitutionality of the law.

Davis v. Benson

Updated
June 12, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of Voters Not Politicians (VNP) in support of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s decision to mail all registered voters absentee ballot applications. Making the process of obtaining absentee ballots simple and straightforward will facilitate safe voting...

League of Women Voters of Minnesota v. Simon

Updated
May 19, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is suing to suspend enforcement of Minnesota’s law requiring a third-party witness signature for voting by mail. This law threatens Minnesotans’ right to vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic and imposes irrational restrictions on who can serve as a witness.

Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott

Updated
May 11, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is challenging Texas’s strict limitations on who can vote absentee even during the pendency of the COVID-19 crisis, which force voters to choose between jeopardizing their health by voting in person or not voting at all.

A. Phillip Randolph Institute v. Hargett

Updated
May 1, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is challenging Tennessee’s strict limitations on who can vote absentee, its criminal penalties to deter people from assisting voters to obtain absentee ballots, and the inability for absentee voters to fix their ballots if they are rejected due to a perceived mismatch with their signature on...

Self Advocacy Solutions v. Jaeger

Updated
May 1, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC is challenging North Dakota’s policy of rejecting absentee ballots because of its error-prone signature verification process without first informing voters there is a problem with their ballot or giving them an opportunity to fix it and have their vote count.

Spirit Lake Tribe, et al. v. Jaeger

Updated
April 24, 2020
Status
Closed
Issues
Voting Rights

North Dakota’s voter ID law requires that voters’ identification include their current residential street address in order to cast a regular ballot. The use of a residential address requirement negatively impacts the ability of Native Americans living on reservations in North Dakota to exercise...

Advocating for Fair Representation in Yakima County, Wash.

Updated
January 24, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

Yakima County uses a voting system that consistently prevents its Latino residents from electing their preferred candidates to the County Commission. CLC notified the County Commission that this system violates the Washington Voting Rights Act, and called on the commission to adopt ranked-choice...

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