Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Mar 26, 2020
Voting Rights Groups Urge Steps to Protect Right to Vote During Mail Ballot Primary
As Rhode Island elections officials move for the first time to conduct a predominantly mail ballot election for the Presidential primary on June 2nd, three voting rights groups hav...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Mar 25, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Sends Secretary of State Recommendations to Protect All Georgia Voters During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ACLU of Georgia Recommendation Includes Extending the Deadline for Mail-In Absentee Ballots
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Mar 25, 2020
ACLU-MI Applauds Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for Announcing Plans to Mail Voters Absentee Ballot Applications for May 5 Elections
SOS Plan Protects Health of Voters During Public Health Crisis, Ensures Access to the Ballot
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Mar 20, 2020
ACLU of Texas Comment on Court Ruling in Crystal Mason’s Appeal
FORT WORTH, Texas – A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas denied an appeal for Crystal Mason, a Tarrant County resident who was convicted a...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Crystal Mason v. State of Texas
Feb 27, 2020
House Lawmakers Vote to Kill Bill to Restore Voting Rights for People With Felony Convictions
Today, House lawmakers voted to kill a bill that would have removed wealth-based hurdles for restoring the voting rights of South Dakotans with past convictions for felony offenses...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 24, 2020
Iowa Secretary of State Failing to Provide for Notification to Wrongfully Disenfranchised Iowans
The ACLU of Iowa has growing concerns that many Iowans may wrongly think that they can’t vote. The concerns come after Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate recently adopted new ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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