District Court of Arizona (2:22-cv-01901-ESW); For new filings see, Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs (CV-22-509-PHX-SRB)
Issue(s):
Complaint brought by Tohono O'odham Nation and Gila Indian Community alleging that the proof of location of residence requirement imposed by Arizona HB 2492. The plaintiffs the law would disenfranchise significant numbers of Native Americans by blocking Arizonians who reside in physical dwellings without an address from voting, a circumstance that will disproportionately affect Native Americans. They bring claims under the National Voter Registration Act, as well as under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; For new filings see, In Re: Georgia Senate Bill 202 (1:21-MI-55555-JPB)
Issue(s):
U.S. filed lawsuit against Georgia for passing of GA Senate Bill 202 arguing that it is in violation of Sec. 2 & 12(d) of the Voting Rights Act due to being intended to deny or abridge the rights of Black Georgians to vote on account of race or color.
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.
United Sovereign Americans are challenging Pennsylvanian voter-roll maintenance policies, alleging that the number of vote-tabulation errors and registration discrepancies violate the Help America Vote Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and Pennsylvania law. Plaintiffs seek a writ of mandamus compelling investigation into the alleged discrepancies and policy changes to rectify them.
United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Florida (4:23-cv-00111-AW-MAF)
Issue(s):
The lawsuit challenges Florida's wet signature requirement. Florida statutes require individuals registering to vote to submit a voter application with an original signature. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants have interpreted this to require a signature on paper, and that applications have been rejected if they have been submitted via email or fax or have been submitted with an electronic signature. The plaintiffs contend that this interpretation violates the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act and ask the court to enjoin the defendants from requiring a wet signature for voter registration applications.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1:21-cv-01390)
Issue(s):
VoteAmerica, Voter Participation Center, and Center for Voter Information are nonprofit organizations that assist voters in navigating the political process. They bring a challenge to SB 202 under the 1st and 14th Amendments.
Middle District of North Carolina (No. 1:23-cv-861)
Issue(s):
Lawsuit challenging North Carolina Senate Bill 747. The bill requires election officials to send address verification notices to same-day voters via the mail. If the mail is returned as undeliverable, election officials are prohibited from registering the same-day voter and are to exclude their ballot from the official vote count. The voter is not notified of the cancellation of their ballot. The plaintiffs allege that the provision violates the Due Process Clause and places an undue burden on the right to vote under the 1st and 14th amendment.
Hillsborough Superior Court, Southern District (226-2022-CV-00233)
Issue(s):
This lawsuit challenges SB 418, which requires voters who register to vote on the day of the election, but who do not provide a valid photo ID, to mail in documentation verifying their identity within seven days or have their vote discarded. The lawsuit argues that the law violated the New Hampshire Constitution.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (20-4063)
Issue(s):
Whether Ohio Secretary of State LaRose's directive limiting each Ohio county to a single secure drop box for absentee applications and ballots in the 2020 election violates the fundamental right to vote under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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