Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Jun 09, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Files Brief Challenging Denial of Right to Vote to Non-Property Owners in Narragansett Fire District
At a time when efforts to impose barriers on the right to vote are percolating across the country, the ACLU of Rhode Island today filed a “friend of the court” brief in support...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 28, 2021
ACLU of Georgia Warns Quitman County Election Officials: Proposal to Close 50 Percent of Precincts Will Likely Harm Black Voters
Urges the Board to Reject the Proposal that May Violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 21, 2021
NYCLU on NYS Passing Legislation to Restore Voting Rights to People on Parole
ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Assembly joined the Senate by passing legislation to permanently and automatically restore the right of people on parole to vote in all election...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 07, 2021
Delaware Voting Rights Coalition Launches with Support from General Assembly and Statewide Partnerships
WILMINGTON, Del. — Earlier today, at a virtual press conference that was streamed to social media, several community organizations from across the state came together to publicly...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 03, 2021
ACLU of Georgia: Kemp Used Absentee Ballot and Drop Box in November, Then Signed Voter Suppression Law That Would Stop Him
ATLANTA – Today, Governor Kemp is holding a press conference to attack the Major League Baseball’s decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to the voter su...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Mar 25, 2021
ACLU of Georgia Executive Director on General Assembly Passage of SB 202
Best possible case for the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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