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CLC Launches New Online Democracy Advocacy Tools

December 9, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Voting Rights
Ethics
Redistricting

CLC launched "DemocracyU: A Toolkit for Action in Your Community" to help policymakers and concerned citizens learn more about solutions to the biggest threats to our democracy.

Seven Year Legacy of Shelby County is Voter Suppression for Communities of Color

June 25, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Congress must act now to ensure that voters of color can have their voices heard amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

It’s Time to Pass the Washington, D.C. Admission Act to Make the District of Columbia the 51st State

June 25, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

By making D.C. the 51st state, Congress can give its citizens the same rights and voice in government as the other 50 states. 

CLC Urges U.S. House of Representatives to Pass H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admissions Act

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CLC strongly believes it is time for Congress to act and give the residents of the District the same rights and essential voice in government as the rest of America.

Kentucky Demonstrates What to Do—and Not Do—to Get It Right for November

June 24, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Kentucky's primary was a mixed bag that showed why Kentucky and other states must do more to ensure that voting is safe and convenient. 

League of Women Voters of Minnesota v. Simon: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota - Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Partial Opposition to Motion to Intervene

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League of Women Voters of Minnesota v. Simon

League of Women Voters of Minnesota v. Simon: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota - Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Proposed Consent Decree

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Case
League of Women Voters of Minnesota v. Simon

Letter to Gov Reynolds Encouraging an Inclusive Executive Order.

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Case
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Iowa
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration

An executive order to restore voting rights will be a tremendous step forward for Iowa and for the rights of returning citizens. In this letter, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) encourages Govenor Reynolds to craft an inclusive order. In particular, we urge her to ensure that Iowans are not denied their voice in our democracy simply because they cannot afford to pay their way into the ballot box.

RestoreYourVote Arizona: Arizona Activist Manual

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Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Arizona

This manual is a resource for activists and advocates who are helping people with felony convictions vote in Arizona. For more information on felony disenfranchisement, see our online tool RestoreYourVote.

Black Voters Continue to Face Voter Suppression 155 Years After Juneteenth

June 19, 2020
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights

On Juneteenth, which commemorates the freeing of former slaves in Texas over two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, we take a look at the ongoing legacy of voter suppression affecting Black voters in the United States.

Davis v. Benson: State of Michigan Court of Claims - Denial of Request to Enjoin the Mailing of Absentee Ballots

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Case
Davis v. Benson

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.

LWVMN v. Simon - Proposed Consent Decree

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Date
Case
League of Women Voters of Minnesota v. Simon

Plaintiffs and the Minnesota Secretary of State have signed a consent decree which will allow voters to cast an absentee ballot in the state's August 11, 2020 primary without a witness present.

Michigan Rebukes Trump, Seeks to Expand Absentee Voting Amid COVID-19

June 15, 2020
Case
Davis v. Benson
Issues
Voting Rights

Michigan's voters should have the choice to vote absentee amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Davis v. Benson

Updated
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...

Military Veteran Rodney Lofton on What Voting for the First Time Meant to Him

January 7, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Alabama
Issues
Voting Rights

Although I am 49-years old, a veteran that served four years in the military, and have been living in Mobile for 32-years, I had my voting rights taken away from me.

Alabama Took My Voting Rights Away For Owing 4 Dollars

April 5, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Alabama
Issues
Voting Rights

My home state of Alabama, where I’ve lived since 1967, took away my voting rights for owing them four dollars.

CLC Achieves Historic Victory for Disenfranchised Voters in Florida

May 24, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

A federal court has blocked a Florida law that would have denied hundreds of thousands of voters -- particularly voters of color -- the ability to participate in the 2020 election.

Miller v Thurston - Response to Motion to Stay

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Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)

Coalition Letter to Georgia to Ensure Equitable Voting Rights Before Primary

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Date
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and a coalition of organizations sent a letter to the Georgia Secretary of State and election officials identifying three urgent elections administration actions to help protect the integrity of the state’s June 9, 2020 primary elections.