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Trump’s RNC Speech Location Blurs Line Between Presidential and Campaign Work

August 24, 2020
Issues
Ethics

Trump delivering his RNC speech on the White House South Lawn would violate a law governing federal employees' political activity. 

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.

Spokane County, et al. v. State of Washington: Supreme Court of the State of Washington - Opinion

Document
Date
August 20, 2020
Case
Advocating for Fair Representation in Yakima County, Wash.

After CLC and partners filed a friend-of-the-court brief in this case, the Washington Supreme Court issued an opinion interpreting the Washington constitution's uniformity provisions in a way that underscores the constitutionality of the Washington Voting Rights Act.

CLC and Partners Urge Appeals Court to Let Floridians Vote

August 18, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center is back in court to protect the voting rights of hundreds of thousands of Floridians. 

What Does the U.S. Postal Service Need to Support a Fair Election?

August 21, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Ethics

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's actions at the United States Postal Service are threatening the voting rights of tens of millions of Americans. 

CLC Provides Comments to Vermont State Ethics Commission On Proposed Ethics Code

Document
Date
August 20, 2020

Today, CLC submitted public comments to the Vermont State Ethics Commission regarding a proposed statutory ethics code. CLC’s comments support Vermont’s effort to promulgate a statute with meaningful safeguards to maintain Vermonters’ trust in their state government. 

Specifically, CLC’s comments recommend changes to the proposed code’s gift rules, misuse of position provision, and outside and post-government employment restrictions. CLC also recommends that the Vermont State Ethics Commission house all financial disclosure documents and ethics disclosures required to be filed by state public servants in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format on the ethics commission’s website. 

A Wish for My Daughter on the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

August 18, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Ruth Greenwood, CLC's Co-Director of Voting Rights and Redistricting, discusses what the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment means to her. 

Trump’s Attacks on Postal Service to Suppress Voting are a Shameful Misuse of Presidential Power

Date
August 13, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights
Defunding the Postal Service and slowing its ability to deliver mail ballots to Americans will hurt Democratic and Republican voters alike.

Trump Lobs Shameful Attacks on Postal Service to Suppress Voting

August 13, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights

President Trump's attacks on the United States Postal Service amount to are a misuse of presidential power.

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.

The Anniversary of Nixon’s Resignation Reminds Us That It Will Take More Than a New President to Reform Ethics

August 7, 2020
Issues
Ethics

History shows us that our generation must proactively seek ethics reforms if we want to have a stronger democracy. 

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.

Falls v. Goins: Twentieth Judicial District Chancery Court for Davidson County - Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendants' Response in Opposition to Temporary Injunction

Document
Date
July 29, 2020
Case
Falls v. Goins (TN Out of State Convictions)

CLC filed this reply brief in support of Mr. Falls' and Mr. Bledsoe's request for a Temporary Injunction to allow them to vote on Aug. 6.

Let’s Celebrate the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by Restoring It

August 6, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights

Fifty-five-years after the original VRA was signed into law, we should pass new legislation to ensure every American can vote. 

Iowa Lifts Lifetime Ban on Voting for People With Felony Convictions

August 6, 2020
Case
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Iowa
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights

Iowa's Gov. Kim Reynolds recently signed an executive order restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions on their records. 

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.

Jones v. DeSantis: United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit - En Banc Brief

Document
Date
August 3, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis

Republican Lawmakers Remind President Trump That the Election Date Is Mandated by the U.S. Constitution

July 31, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Ethics

Republican lawmakers remind President Trump and reassure the country that general election will be held on Nov. 3, 2020. 

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