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.
Supreme Court of Ohio (2021-1193); Case consolidated with Ohio Organizing Collaborative v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (2021-1210) and Bennett v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (2021-1198); going forward, all filings will only be included under this case (2021-1193)
Issue(s):
Relators argue that the Ohio Redistricting Commission operated under an "extremely partisan" process, drawing district lines that disproportionately favor Republicans in violation of Article XI of the Ohio Constitution.
Supreme Court of Ohio (2021-1198); Case consolidated with 2021-1210 and 2021-1193; For new filings, see League of Women Voters v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (2021-1193)
Issue(s):
Relators argue that the Ohio Redistricting Commission ignored constitutional deadlines and directives for redistricting. They claim that the Commission-adopted maps "ignored or subordinated traditional redistricting criteria and the interests of communities of color in order to give Ohio Republicans continuing supermajority control of the statehouse."
Supreme Court of Ohio (2021-1210); Case consolidated with 2021-1198 and 2021-1193; For new filings, see League of Women Voters v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (2021-1193)
Issue(s):
Relators argue that the Ohio Redistricting Commission drew district lines that disproportionately favor Republicans in violation of Article XI of the Ohio Constitution.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (5:21-cv-01085); For new filings see, La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott (No. 5:21-cv-00844)
Issue(s):
U.S. filed lawsuit against the state of Texas for the enactment of SB1, omnibus voting legislation that the U.S. claims will disenfranchise voters that already confront barriers to the ballot box, in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act.
Whether the North Carolina Supreme Court unlawfully nullified the state legislature's regulations governing the “Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives" under Article I, section 4, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, based on state constitutional provisions vesting the state judiciary with power to prescribe rules ensuring a “fair” and “free” election
The Democratic Party of Virginia challenges two Virginia election laws. The first requires voters to provide their full social security number when registering to vote. The second law only guarantees that absentee ballots received by the Friday before election day can be cured.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (3:21-cv-00805)
Issue(s):
The League of Women Voters challenges the Wisconsin Election Commission's failure to warn voters that failure to confirm existing voter registration address or update their address would result in their registration being deactivated. Relief is sought under Due Process of the 14th.
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.
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