Lawsuit challenging Florida's system for voting rights restoration and the state's elections police unit. They argue that Florida has failed to inform individuals of their voting eligibility, including whether they have paid all fees and fines as required by state law. The lawsuit also argues that the elections police unit primarily serves to intimidate individuals with prior felony convictions to prevent them from voting. The plaintiffs ask the court to declare Florida's implementation of felony voting rights restoration as in violation of the VRA, as well as the 1st and 14th amendments.
United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Florida (No. 4:23-cv-00215-MW-MAF)
Issue(s):
Plaintiffs bring this lawsuit against several provisions of Florida Senate Bill 7050. They argue that a portion of the law, which prohibits noncitizen volunteers from conducting third party registration on behalf of third party voter registration organizations, violates the 1st and 14th amendments. Additionally, Senate Bill 7050 only allows county supervisors to accept requests for mail-in ballots from voters or their family members. Plaintiffs argue that this disproportionally effects young and limited-English voters in violation of Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (5:21-cv-00848); For new filings see, La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott (No. 5:21-cv-00844)
Issue(s):
Civil rights organizations challenge Senate Bill 1, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief based on the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Rehabilitation Act. Plaintiffs argue that SB1 disproportionately impacts Black and Latino voters.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1:21-MI-55555-JPB)
Issue(s):
In Re: Georgia Senate Bill 202 is the Master Docket file for several consolidated lawsuits regarding Georgia Senate Bill 202. The bill is being challenged as violative of the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, as well as the Voting Rights Act. At the heart of the litigation is whether the bill unduly burdens the right to vote, particularly the right to vote of minorities.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (5:21-cv-00844)
Issue(s):
Civil rights and community-based organizations challenge Senate Bill 1, which restricts voter assistance, enables use of partisan poll watchers, criminalizes community-based voter engagement activities, and more. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief based on the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and argue that SB1 disproportionately impacts Black and Latino voters.
United Stated District Court New Hampshire (No. 1:24-cv-00073)
Issue(s):
The plaintiffs in the case accuse the defendants of using robocalls with an AI-generated voice of Joe Biden to suppress turnout in New Hampshire's Democratic primary election. They argue that these actions violated Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act which prohibits the use of intimidation to keep individuals from voting. Plaintiffs ask the court to issue a permanent, nationwide injunction to prohibit the defendants from taking these actions.
Ballot Access, Equal Protections Clause, Voting Rights Act
Most Recent Court:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (No. 1:23-cv-02414)
Issue(s):
Plaintiffs bring suit challenging that HB 458, which limits who can assist voters with disabilities in returning absentee ballots, violates Section 208 of the VRA and Title II of the ADA. Further, the complaint alleges that section of HB 458 are unconstitutionally vague under the 14th amendment. Plaintiffs ask the court to enjoin enforcement of the statute.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (1:21-cv-00786); For new filings see, La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott (No. 5:21-cv-00844)
Issue(s):
Civil rights organizations challenge Senate Bill 1, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief based on the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Plaintiffs argue that SB1 disproportionately impacts Black and Latino voters.
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (2:21-cv-01423)
Issue(s):
Civil rights organizations challenge two bills introduced in the Arizona State Senate in the wake of the 2020 election which change the state's early voting system. The first, Senate Bill 1485, purges voters from Arizona's permanent early voting list if voters do not cast a mail-in ballot in two consecutive election cycles. The second, Senate Bill 1003, requires voters who submit early ballots without a signature to "cure" the ballot by 7:00 PM on Election Day.
2020 Presidential Election Case, Voting Rights Act
Most Recent Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1:20-cv-03388)
Issue(s):
Whether, in allegedly pressuring state and local officials in Michigan and other key states not to certify election results, and in seeking to have state legislatures override the will of the people by appointing President Trump's slate of electors, President Trump violated the federal Voting Rights Act; The amended complaint adds a second claim asserting a violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act.
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