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

Date
July 24, 2020
Case
Lawsuit Challenging New York's Signature Match Procedure
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
This bill is a huge step toward safeguarding the constitutional right of voters to have their votes counted.

Groups Seek Remedy for New York’s Highest-in-the-Nation Rate of Ballot Rejection

Date
July 8, 2020
Case
Lawsuit Challenging New York's Signature Match Procedure
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
All eligible voters should be able to have confidence that when they participate in an election, their vote will be counted.

CLC Suit Against Pennsylvania Seeks Uniform Procedures for Absentee Ballots in General Election

Date
August 7, 2020
Case
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Kathy Boockvar
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
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.

Pennsylvania Can No Longer Reject Ballots Solely Based on Signature Issues

Date
September 14, 2020
Case
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Kathy Boockvar
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
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.

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.

CLC v. FEC (Straw Donor & PAC Registration/ Reporting Violations by SCYWSE LLC)

Updated
October 6, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC challenged the FEC’s delay in enforcing key provisions of federal campaign finance law, including the ban on “straw donors,” against SCYWSE, LLC, which gave a $150,000 contribution to a federal super PAC despite having no public history of any business or commercial activity.

Texas Governor’s Move to Limit Ballot Drop Off Locations is Blatant Voter Suppression

Date
October 2, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Our most important right as Americans is the right to vote and election officials at the state level should ensure that every eligible citizen has a safe and convenient way to vote in this election.

Postmaster General Louis Dejoy Violated Straw Donor Ban With Contributions To Trump and Other Politicians, Says CLC Complaint

Date
September 17, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance
A CLC complaint alleges that U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy hid that he was the true source of more than $1 million in campaign contributions by reimbursing his employees and family members after they donated. The FEC should crack down on this clear violation of campaign finance law to preserve...

Federal Judge Rebukes Trump Campaign for Trying to Suppress Mail Voting

Date
September 30, 2020
Case
Trump v. Bullock
Issues
Voting Rights
Absentee and mail voting are important ways to ensure that seniors and others at high risk from COVID-19 can safely participate in the election and have their vote counted.

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.

Campaign Legal Center Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Fighter for Equality

Date
September 19, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Ginsburg’s passing comes at a critical moment when American democracy is at risk from actors who seek to undermine the legitimacy of elections and use the legal system to disenfranchise voters.

CLC Represents LWV of Montana in Motion to Intervene in Vote by Mail Challenge by Trump Campaign

Date
September 14, 2020
Case
Trump v. Bullock
Issues
Voting Rights
Montana counties should not be prevented from allowing their citizens to vote safely during the pandemic.

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.

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

Date
September 11, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
Nobody should ever be denied their constitutional rights because they can’t afford to pay fines and fees.

Trump’s Challenge to New Jersey’s Plan for Vote-by-Mail Threatens Voting Rights, Advocacy Groups Say in New Legal Filing

Date
September 1, 2020
Case
Trump v. Murphy
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, on behalf of clients NAACP-New Jersey and League of Women Voters New Jersey, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by President Trump, which challenges New Jersey’s plan to send all active registered voters a vote-by...

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.

CREW v. FEC (New Models)

Updated
April 22, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

This case considers whether the FEC can shield its enforcement decisions from any court review whenever a minority of commissioners invoke “prosecutorial discretion” as one reason for dismissing serious alleged violations of campaign finance law.

So Many Digital Ads, So Little Regulation: Why We Need Digital Ad Transparency Now

Date
August 18, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance
Join Campaign Legal Center (CLC) experts for a candid discussion on the importance of transparency laws for digital advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election and beyond.

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