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Pascua Yaqui Tribe v. Rodriguez: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Tucson Division - Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Document
Date
October 12, 2020
Case
Securing Safe Voting Options on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation (AZ)

Holloway, et al. v. City of Virginia Beach

Updated
October 8, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Redistricting

The city of Virginia Beach has used an at-large voting system to elect members to the City Council since 1966. The lawsuit asks the court to change the City’s election system to district-based or ranked choice voting, which would allow minorities to elect their candidates of choice to the City...

Plaintiffs’ Brief in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment

Document
Date
November 5, 2019
Case
Holloway, et al. v. City of Virginia Beach

Texas Gov. Blocked from Eliminating Ballot Drop-Off Sites, Following CLC Suit

Date
October 10, 2020
Case
LULAC v. Abbott
Issues
Voting Rights
The state of Texas has gone to extraordinary lengths to make it harder for its citizens to vote, and deserved the reprimand given to it by a federal court.

LULAC v. Abbott: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division - Order Granting PI

Document
Case
LULAC v. Abbott

Texas District Court judge grants motion enjoining Texas from limiting the number of absentee drop-off sites to one per county. 

Follow up Letter to Arizona on Signature Matching Issue

Document
Date
October 25, 2018
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements

CLC, the ACLU, and the ACLU of Arizona sent a letter on behalf of a coalition of Arizona groups: League of United Latin American Citizens-Arizona, Arizona Advocacy Network Foundation, League of Women Voters-Arizona, and All Voting is Local-Arizona. Today, the groups sent a follow-up letter advising Arizona officials of yesterday’s Georgia ruling and demanding a solution.

Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Memo of GA NAACP in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
September 14, 2016
Case
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements

Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Motion of GA NAACP for Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
September 14, 2016
Case
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements

Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Restrictive Exact-Match Voter Registration Verification Scheme

Date
September 14, 2016
Case
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

Exact-Match Verification Scheme has Prevented Tens of Thousands of Eligible Georgians from Registering to Vote, the Majority of Whom are African-American, Latino, and Asian American Citizens

WASHINGTON – The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), filed suit today on behalf of the Georgia State Conference...

Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Complaint

Document
Date
September 14, 2016
Case
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements

Arizona Groups Urge Arizona to Stop Rejecting Arizona Absentee Ballots Because Of Their Penmanship

Date
October 25, 2018
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Yesterday, a federal court in Georgia held unconstitutional similar signature matching practices. The court ordered election officials to provide all absentee voters with due process before rejecting their ballot. The decision should send a clear message to Arizona that its policies fall short of...

Supreme Court Protects Absentee Voters from Unnecessary Witness Requirement

Date
August 13, 2020
Case
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Removing the witness and notary requirement will protect people’s health and their right to vote.

Rhode Island Drops Vote-By-Mail Requirements That Put Voters at Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic

Date
July 29, 2020
Case
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
In the two remaining statewide election days in 2020, people will not have to choose between casting a ballot that will count and placing their health at risk.

Groups Challenge Rhode Island Vote-By-Mail Requirements That Put Voters at Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic

Date
July 23, 2020
Case
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Forcing people with disabilities or compromised health to find two witnesses to cast a ballot is unreasonable.

Court Stops North Dakota From Rejecting Ballots Based on Error-Prone Signature Match System

Date
June 3, 2020
Case
Self Advocacy Solutions v. Jaeger
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Given the disproportionate impact of signature match policies on voters with disabilities, states must give everyone an opportunity to prove that they cast their ballot with proper notice so their votes count.

Campaign Legal Center Challenges North Dakota’s Practice of Rejecting Ballots Based on Handwriting

Date
May 1, 2020
Case
Self Advocacy Solutions v. Jaeger
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
North Dakota uses an error-prone verification process that disenfranchises eligible absentee voters based on the handwriting on their absentee ballot application.

Victory! Court Orders Tennessee to Allow Citizens to Vote by Mail

Date
September 9, 2020
Case
A. Phillip Randolph Institute v. Hargett
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
This is an important victory for Tennessee voters wishing to participate in the 2020 election that don’t want to have to choose between their health and exercising their right to vote.

Tennessee Must Ease Excuse Requirement for Absentee Ballot During Pandemic

Date
May 1, 2020
Case
A. Phillip Randolph Institute v. Hargett
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
Lawsuit seeks to ensure voters can vote safely by mail in the upcoming elections and ensure ballots count.

Plaintiffs in NJ Lawsuit Establishing Fair Ballot Signature Match Process Applaud Ballot Cure Act

Date
August 31, 2020
Case
LWVNJ v. Way
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights

Bill Signed by Governor Codifies and Strengthens Lawsuit Resolution

NEWARK, NJ — Plaintiffs and their counsel in the LWV New Jersey v. Way lawsuit today applauded the New Jersey legislature for passing, and Gov. Phil Murphy for signing, the Ballot Cure Act (A4276), establishing a notice and cure...

Parties Reach Agreement in New Jersey Lawsuit Establishing Fair Ballot Signature Match Process for July 7 Primary Election

Date
June 17, 2020
Case
LWVNJ v. Way
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
Issues
Voting Rights
This is a win for New Jersey voters who spoke out and said that they should not have to pass a handwriting test to exercise their constitutional rights.

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