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 Northern District of Georgia (1:23-mi-99999-UNA)
Issue(s):
The plaintiffs in the case are bringing suit against the Georgia State Election Board and members of the Fulton County Elections Board challenging Georgia's absentee ballot application deadline for presidential elections. They argue that under Section 202(d) of the VRA voters must be able to cast absentee ballots in Presidential elections if they applied seven days prior to the election. They state that Georgia SB 202 violates this provision because the latest it allows a voter to apply for an absentee ballot is eleven days before the election.
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (No. 24-01716)
Issue(s):
Lawsuit filed by Republican Pennsylvania Legislators, invoking the independent state legislature doctrine, alleges that Executive Order 14019, which directs the federal government to look into ways to expand voting rights, is unconstitutional. They argue that the order and Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's implementation of programs to expand voting access violate the Elections Clause. Specifically, they are targeting Shapiro's recent enactment of automatic voter registration.
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (No. 25-50246)
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.
Plaintiffs filed suit arguing that Donald Trump engaged in an insurrection on January 6th, 2021 and is thus disqualified from appearing on the presidential primary or general election ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. They bring this suit against the Michigan Secretary of State in her official capacity, and ask the court to enjoin the Secretary of State from including Donald Trump on the ballot for the 2024 primary and general elections.
United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Florida (No. 4:23-cv-00216-MW-MAF). Case consolidated with No. 4:23-cv-00215-MW-MAF; For new filings see Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP v. Byrd.
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. The lawsuit specifically challenges portions of the law that requires third party voter registration organizations to provide a "receipt" to each voter registration applicant containing identifying information, reduces the days to return a voter registration application, and requires organizations to reregister every cycle.
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.
Under Wisconsin law a voter's absentee ballot must accompanied by a witness certificate containing the witness' address, the ballot may not be counted if the address is missing. The plaintiffs ask for clarification on what constitutes "missing" and contend that partial witness addresses are not "missing".
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.
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