Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Sep 14, 2020
ACLU Launches Campaign to Encourage Voting and Educate on Vote By Mail
WASHINGTON — With 50 days until Election Day, the American Civil Liberties Union today launched “Let People Vote,” a campaign encouraging voters to make a plan to vote and em...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 11, 2020
Civil Rights Groups React to Harris County Vote-by-Mail Court Ruling
HOUSTON – A Harris County District court today rejected the Texas Attorney General’s injunction request, therefore allowing Harris County to send mail-in ballot applications to...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 09, 2020
ACLU-TN Launches Campaign to Increase Voting by Mail and Early Voting
Initiative Focuses on Mobilizing Rural and Suburban Communities of Color to Vote Safely
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 09, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Files Appeal in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Georgia Poll Tax
Requiring citizens to pay any amount of money to put postage on a ballot before it can be counted in an election is an unconstitutional poll tax
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 08, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Invites Citizens Threatened with Prosecution for Allegedly Double Voting to Contact Them to Request Legal Assistance
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia invites anyone threatened with prosecution for allegedly voting two times in the primary election, or for anything related to voting, to request leg...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 03, 2020
ACLU-DE and LWV-DE File Lawsuit to Ensure Late-Arriving Vote By Mail Ballots Are Counted
WILMINGTON, Del. — The ACLU of Delaware, in cooperation with Shaw Keller, LLP partner David Fry filed a lawsuit against the Department of Elections today that aims to ensure abse...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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