Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Feb 19, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court upheld a ruling blocking a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting and significantly curtailed Florida’s Voting Restoration Am...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
Feb 04, 2020
ACLU of South Dakota Supports Online Voter Registration Bill
Today, the House Local Government Committee voted to advance House Bill 1050, legislation that would allow for online voter registration in South Dakota. The ACLU of South Dakota s...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 30, 2020
ACLU National and ACLU Puerto Rico Oppose Puerto Rico Internet Voting Bill
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Puerto Rico urged Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez in a public letter sent today to veto Senate P...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
National Security
Jan 29, 2020
Federal Court Orders Sumter County to Adopt Court-Drawn Maps For School Board Elections
Court Orders County to Move Election from May to November to Increase Black Voter Participation
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Dec 18, 2019
NJ Gov. Murphy Signs Restoration of Voting Rights to People on Probation and Parole
New Jersey gets closer to the ideals of a representative democracy by restoring the franchise, and can go further by restoring rights of incarcerated people
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Dec 16, 2019
Bill to Restore Vote for People on Parole and Probation Passes Legislature, Next Step is Re-Enfranchising People Who Are Currently Incarcerated
TRENTON – A bill to restore voting rights to people on parole and probation passed in both the Assembly and the Senate today and now moves to the Governor’s desk for signing. A...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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