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New Bipartisan Polls: Voters Want Stronger Enforcement of Campaign Finance Laws, Support Increased Transparency in Elections

Date
November 18, 2019
Case
Disclosure Rules for Digital Political Spending
Issues
Campaign Finance
Nearly three-in-four voters want the Federal Election Commission to take a more active role in enforcing campaign finance laws and 83% support publicly disclosing political contributions to organizations.

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Tennessee

Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

In Tennessee, the law regarding which people with past criminal convictions can and cannot vote has been confusing. Based on the most recent estimates, Tennessee’s law disenfranchises over 421,000 people in the state, but the good news is that many of those people can get their right to vote back.

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Victory! Secretary of State of Arizona Agrees to Shed Burdensome Voting Requirement Following CLC Lawsuit

Date
June 4, 2018
Case
LULAC v. Reagan
Issues
Voting Rights
CLC anticipates this legal action will enfranchise tens of thousands of voters in Arizona that were denied because of unnecessary bureaucracy.

Giuliani Should Comply with Federal Ethics Laws Due to Assigned Role in U.S.-Ukraine Diplomacy

Date
November 12, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Ethics
Rudy Giuliani has been tasked with conducting U.S. foreign policy while retaining unknown private clients, and should be subject to the conflict of interest and other ethics laws that apply to federal employees.

Ohio Judge Rules In Favor of Late-Jailed Voters

Date
November 6, 2019
Case
Tommy Ray Mays II, et al. v. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose
Issues
Voting Rights
A person’s ability to cast a ballot should not be determined by the date of their arrest or their ability to pay bail. Secretary of State Frank LaRose should ensure that all of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections are prepared to assist all eligible voters who are arrested and held in pretrial...

CLC Complaint Results in Arrest of Two Ukrainian-American Trump Donors Connected to Giuliani

Date
October 10, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Two Ukrainian-Americans who had been working with President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani on Ukrainian matters, were arrested late Wednesday for violating campaign finance laws. These arrests stemmed from a CLC complaint.

CLC Calls for Investigation of Trump Super PAC America First Action for Illegally Coordinating Spending Up to $6.6 Million with Three Federal Candidates

Date
October 25, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
President Trump’s super PAC has replicated the coordination scheme first pioneered by the NRA, coordinating communications with three federal candidates worth up to $6.6 million in expenditures.

Hosting G-7 Summit at Trump Doral is Corruption Pure and Simple

Date
October 21, 2019
Issues
Ethics
Foreign leaders already routinely decide to spend money at Trump properties, seemingly as a way to curry favor with the president, but this is the first time Trump will effectively force foreign leaders to do so.

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

Date
October 18, 2019
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
The court has recognized that Florida can’t deny people the right to vote based on their ability to pay.

Press Call (10/16): Yes, President Trump Broke the Law by Asking Foreign Governments for Favors

Date
October 9, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
President Trump is facing an impeachment inquiry based on election law violations. Hear nonpartisan analysis from CLC’s legal experts about the president’s abuse of power and campaign finance violations.

Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics

On September 26, 2019, a whistleblower complaint was made public that alleges President Donald Trump used the power of his office to solicit interference from Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. election. Further reports have revealed other alleged illegal acts by employees or associates of the Executive...

Pressure Applied by Trump on Ukraine Is an Abuse of Power

Date
September 25, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Ethics
On his phone call with the President of Ukraine, President Trump repeatedly pressured a newly-elected head of a foreign country to investigate a former U.S. Vice President and current candidate for President of the United States for his own political gain.

CLC and Voters Not Politicians Respond to Efforts to Sabotage Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission

Date
September 20, 2019
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting
Briefs filed by CLC and Voters Not Politicians in Michigan seek a judgement that would allow the state to move forward with its independent redistricting commission.

CLC Lanza Una Nueva Guía en Español Para Ayudar a Millones de Personas Entender Sus Derechos A Votar

Date
September 24, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights
La votación debe ser accesible a todos ciudadanos sin importar donde viven, el color de su piel, o la lengua que hablan.

CLC Launches New Spanish Language Online Tool to Help Millions Understand Their Voting Rights

Date
September 24, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights
Voting should be accessible to all citizens no matter where they live, the color of their skin or the language they speak.

New York Immigration Coalition v. Rensselaer County Board of Elections

Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

New York Immigration Coalition and partners are suing the Rensselaer County Board of Elections and several Rensselaer County officials over the County’s plan to improperly divulge voter registration information gathered by the Rensselaer County DMV to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in...

Federal Court Blocks Tennessee Law That Undermines Voter Registration

Date
September 12, 2019
Case
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett
Issues
Voting Rights
A court granted the plaintiff's request for a temporary delay in enforcing Tennessee's law, which criminalizes voter registration activity.

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.

Victory: Supreme Court Upholds Ruling on Constitutionality of Disclosure

Date
February 27, 2017
Case
Independence Institute v. FEC
Issues
Campaign Finance

WASHINGTON – Today, the Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to “electioneering communication” disclosure provisions, which the Court has twice upheld since they were enacted as part of the McCain-Feingold Act in 2002. Today’s summary ruling affirms the three-judge district court’s...