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Legal Challenge to Tennessee Law Undermining Voter Registration Will Proceed

Date
September 9, 2019
Case
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett
Issues
Voting Rights
A court decision has allowed CLC's challenge to a new Tennessee law that would restrict and penalize voter registration efforts - to proceed.

Groups File Lawsuit Challenging North Dakota Voter ID Law and Call for Relief for Many Eligible North Dakota Voters At Risk of Disenfranchisement Before Election Day

Date
October 30, 2018
Case
Spirit Lake Tribe, et al. v. Jaeger
Issues
Voting Rights
CLC is fighting with Native American Rights Fund to block North Dakota’s voter ID law, which disenfranchises Native Americans living on reservations.

30 States Deny Right to Vote to Citizens Based on Wealth, New Report Finds

Date
July 25, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
Nationwide, as many as 23 million citizens have felony convictions. In 2019, at least 30 states continue to disenfranchise some of these citizens based on wealth, according to a new report released by CLC.

Supreme Court Affirms Finding that Trump Administration's 2020 Citizenship Question Cannot be Justified by False Rationale

Date
June 27, 2019
Case
Promoting a Fair Census for All, Regardless of Citizenship Status
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a decision finding that Secretary Ross lied about his reasons for adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The quality of the census has been protected from the hasty addition of a politically-motivated question. It is of the utmost importance that the census...

CLC Files Suit Urging Court to Strike Down Florida Poll Tax

Date
June 29, 2019
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
Florida's new law unconstitutionally prevents people like CLC’s plaintiff, Bonnie Raysor, of Boynton Beach, Fla., from voting solely based on their financial status.

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Nevada

Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

While previous Nevada law was one of the most complicated to navigate in the country, as of July 1, 2019 a new law restores voting rights in the state upon completion of any prison term. With this change, Nevada will join the growing number of states that are restoring the right to vote to people...

DOJ Ends Two-Year Attempt to Conceal Names Behind Pence-Kobach Commission

Date
June 13, 2019
Case
CLC v. DOJ (Pence-Kobach Commission)
Issues
Voting Rights
By releasing this information to the public, we can better defend against voter suppression.

Nevada Passes Groundbreaking Bill to Restore Voting Rights to 77,000 This Summer

Date
May 23, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Nevada
Issues
Voting Rights
Not only does this bill legally re-enfranchise tens of thousands of Nevadans, it also removes the confusing administrative hurdles that prevented previously eligible voters from ever realizing their rights.

Advocating for State Voter Registration Forms to Comply with the NVRA

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC sent letters to state officials across the country informing them that their voter registration forms were not up-to-date and did not accurately explain voter eligibility. 

CLC v. ICE (North Carolina FOIA)

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC filed suit against ICE for its failure to produce documents in response to CLC’s FOIA request related to its efforts to obtain individual voter registration and election data from state and county officials in North Carolina.

Groups Challenge New Tennessee Law That Undermines Voter Registration

Date
May 9, 2019
Case
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett
Issues
Voting Rights
Tennessee’s law has created the country’s most aggressive penalties for voter registration drives. If the court does not intervene, the state will unlawfully chill the efforts of organizations working to get people registered.

CLC and Partners Settle with Texas to End Targeting of Naturalized Citizen Voters

Date
April 26, 2019
Case
Texas LULAC, et al. v. Secretary of State David Whitley
Issues
Voting Rights

AUSTIN, TX – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) reached a final settlement agreement with the state of Texas on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Julie Hilberg, ending Secretary of State David Whitley’s flawed voter purge program, which targeted naturalized citizens...

CLC Opposes Tennessee’s Proposed Restrictions to Voter Registration Drives

Date
April 15, 2019
Issues
Voting Rights
Proposed new rules are confusing and vague and would deter groups from helping others register to vote through harsh criminal and civil penalties.

FOIA Response Reveals True Partisan Intent of Pence-Kobach Commission

Date
September 12, 2017
Case
CLC v. DOJ (Pence-Kobach Commission)
Issues
Voting Rights

WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) learned through a response to a FOIA Request from Feb. 15, 2017 that an employee with the Heritage Foundation pushed back on naming a single Democrat to the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.

The employee wrote personally to Attorney...

CLC’s Trevor Potter Applauds House for Passing HR 1

Date
March 8, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Voting Rights
Redistricting
This landmark bill would make our government more accessible, transparent, and responsive to citizens.

Victory! Court Saves Texas Voters from Purge

Date
February 27, 2019
Case
Texas LULAC, et al. v. Secretary of State David Whitley
Issues
Voting Rights
Court condemns Texas ‘threatening correspondence’ and orders them to discontinue voter purge program.

Federal Judge Directs Counties to Halt Texas Voter Purge

Date
February 26, 2019
Case
Texas LULAC, et al. v. Secretary of State David Whitley
Issues
Voting Rights
All Texas counties should refrain from further action until a broad ruling is made on our lawsuit. The court should step in and protect the rights of all Texas citizens.

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Arizona

Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

In Arizona, the law regarding which people with past criminal convictions can and cannot vote has been confusing. Campaign Legal Center has worked to restore voting rights to people with past convictions in Arizona by providing direct rights restoration services, empowering community leaders to...