Press Releases
about Voting Rights
May 11, 2020
Voting Rights Advocates Intervene to Stop Illegitimate Purge of Eligible Pennsylvania Voters
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Purging lawful voters from Pennsylvania’s voter rolls is illegal and undemocratic, voting rights groups said today while filing a motion to intervene to p...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
May 07, 2020
Statement from the ACLU of Oklahoma on the Oklahoma Legislature’s Misuse of Power
OKLAHOMA CITY – Just days after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma’s Election Officials had for 18 years been illegally denying Oklahoma voters the right to cas...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 01, 2020
ACLU and TCRP Respond to Texas Attorney General’s Letter on Vote by Mail Laws
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter with his own opinion on Texas’ vote by mail laws. His non-legally binding letter goes against a Texas Di...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 17, 2020
ACLU and Missouri Voter Protection Coalition File Lawsuit to Ensure All Missouri Voters Can Vote Absentee By Mail During COVID-19 Pandemic
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Given the COVID-19 outbreak, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Missouri, and Missouri Voter Protection Coalition filed a lawsuit today seeking to ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
Apr 10, 2020
Federal District Court Sets Date to Hear ACLU and ACLU of Georgia’s Lawsuit on the State’s Poll Tax
ATLANTA – The Federal District Court set a hearing date for April 24, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. concerning the Motion for Preliminary Injunction that the ACLU of Georgia requested in t...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 08, 2020
ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Georgia Poll Tax
ATLANTA — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of Black Voters Matter challenging the constitutionality of requiring vot...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Black Voters Matter v. Raffensperger
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