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Victory! Appeals Court Blocks Florida’s Attempt to Discriminate Against Voters Based on Wealth

Date
February 19, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
The unanimous panel decision upholds the district court’s preliminary injunction of a Florida law which sought to condition voting rights restoration on the payment of restitution, fines, and fees as it applied to the plaintiffs in the case.

Victory! Appeals Court Blocks Florida’s Attempt to Discriminate Against Voters Based on Wealth

February 19, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights

U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the district court ruling, finding it unconstitutional to deny people with past felony convictions the right to vote based on their inability to pay.

Jones v. DeSantis: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit – Opinion

Decision
Date
Case
Jones v. DeSantis

The 11th Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision in Florida’s case on fines and fees, upholding the preliminary injunction which prevents the state from preventing the plaintiffs from voting based solely on their genuine inability to pay legal financial obligations.

Protecting the Student Vote: Fighting Voter ID Laws in North Carolina

February 18, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Voter ID laws are routinely used to dissuade turnout along racial lines, but they are often designed to be onerous for college students as well.

North Dakota Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Over Voter ID Requirements with Native American Tribes

February 13, 2020
Case
Spirit Lake Tribe, et al. v. Jaeger
Issues
Voting Rights

The Secretary of State agreed to take additional steps to ensure that eligible Native American voters are not disenfranchised due to the restrictive voter ID law.

Secretary of State and North Dakota Tribes Agree to Settle Voter ID Lawsuit

Issues
Voting Rights

Joint Statement By North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger, Spirit Lake Nation, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Today, the Spirit Lake Nation, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, other Plaintiffs, and the North Dakota Secretary of State in Brakebill, et. al v. Jaeger and Spirit Lake et. al v. Jaeger are...

Secretary of State Agrees to Settle Voter ID Lawsuits by Entering Into Consent Decree with North Dakota Tribes

Date
February 13, 2020
Case
Spirit Lake Tribe, et al. v. Jaeger
Issues
Voting Rights
It was a breakthrough for the state to recognize its responsibility to ensure that Native Americans have access to the identification needed to exercise their voting rights.

Voting Rights Groups Call on State Officials to Ensure Florida is Ready for Elections

Date
February 13, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Days before the February 18 voter registration deadline, questions remain about whether the online voter registration system is prepared.

Ranked Choice Voting, The Oscars, and Maine

February 11, 2020
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights

For the first time, the State of Maine joins numerous municipal jurisdictions across the U.S. in using ranked choice voting all of its primary and general elections.

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Alabama

Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center is working to restore voting rights to people with past convictions in Alabama by providing direct rights restoration services, empowering community leaders to understand rights restoration laws in the state, and breaking down the false notion that a felony conviction always...

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Iowa

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center’s Restore Your Vote campaign is working in Iowa to help people with felony convictions restore their voting rights, train community leaders on the rights restoration process, and break down the false notion that a felony conviction means you can never vote again.

Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration

Status
Active
Issues
Voting Rights

CLC’s Restore Your Vote Campaign restores voting rights to people with past convictions by providing direct rights restoration services, empowering community leaders to understand rights restoration laws, and breaking down the false notion that a felony conviction always means you cannot vote.

Tennessee Voting Rights Restoration Manual

Document
Date
Case
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Tennessee

A manual for helping people with felony convictions restore their voting rights in Tennessee. This manual first details how you can determine what a person’s path to rights restoration will look like: if they ever lost their right to vote and whether and how they can apply to have it restored. It also includes template versions of the paperwork a person may need to complete and contact information for some groups who can help further.

Brief of Defendant-Appellee Secretary Benson

Document
Date
Case
Daunt v. Benson

On February 3, 2020, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson filed a brief in support of the lower court’s decision denying the plaintiffs-appellants’ motion for preliminary injunction.

Brief of Defendant-Appellee Voters Not Politicians

Document
Date
Case
Daunt v. Benson

On February 3, 2020, VNP filed a brief in support of the lower court’s decision denying the plaintiffs-appellants’ motion for preliminary injunction.

Voting Is a Right That I Don’t Feel Should Be Taken From Us

January 10, 2020
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Iowa
Issues
Voting Rights

It didn’t really feel like it affected me until I completed my sentence and knew that I still couldn’t vote, even if I wanted to.

CLC Joins Fair Fight Action, Calls for Georgia to Stop Massive Voter Purge

December 16, 2019
Case
Fair Fight Action v. Raffensperger
Issues
Voting Rights

Fair Fight Action and CLC filed an emergency court motion asking for a temporary restraining order that would prevent Secretary Raffensperger from moving forward with the state’s plans to illegally purge Georgia voters from the rolls.