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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.

Iowa Lifts Lifetime Ban on Voting for People with Felony Convictions

Date
August 6, 2020
Case
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Iowa
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order restoring voting rights to most people with felony convictions who have served their time. It was the last state in the US with a lifetime ban.

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.

No, Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority to Delay the Election

Date
July 30, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights
Ethics
Congress by law has set the General Election date as November 3, 2020, and the U.S. Constitution sets the end of the presidential term as noon on January 20, 2021.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, LWV Secure Safe Absentee Voting for Minnesota Primary Amid Pandemic

Date
June 16, 2020
Case
League of Women Voters of Minnesota v. Simon
Issues
Voting Rights
Under an agreement submitted for court approval, Minnesota’s Secretary of State will ensure absentee ballots will count in the August primary regardless of whether they include a witness signature.

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...

Voting is Essential: People Must Be Able to Safely Exercise Their Rights During Emergencies

Date
June 1, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Imposing a curfew during voting hours would set a terrible precedent for the remainder of the primary season and the General Election in November.

Alabama Denies Voting Rights Restoration to Up to 100,000 Citizens on the Basis of Wealth

Date
May 27, 2020
Case
Thompson v. Alabama
Issues
Voting Rights
Alabama uses a similar scheme to Florida’s that restricts voter eligibility on the basis of unpaid fines and fees – making no exception for people that are genuinely unable to pay.

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.

CLC Challenges Texas’s Strict Absentee Voting Limitations During COVID-19 Crisis

Date
May 13, 2020
Case
Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott
Issues
Voting Rights
Expanding voter access during a global pandemic should not be a partisan issue.

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.

Judge: Ruling at Upcoming Trial Will Apply to Hundreds of Thousands of Florida Voters Seeking Rights Restoration

Date
April 7, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
The judge's class certification makes clear that whatever the outcome of the trial, it will apply broadly to hundreds of thousands of voters seeking rights restoration in Florida

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...

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