Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Oct 24, 2024
Ohio Citizens and Legal Groups Ask Federal Judge to Enforce Prior Ruling Against Requiring Naturalized Citizens to Produce Proof of Citizenship if Challenged at Ballot Box
Secretary LaRose Attempting to Revive Unlawful Requirement Struck Down in 2006
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 22, 2024
ACLU-SC and ACLU Sue South Carolina DMV, Election Commission Over Denial of Voter Registration Opportunities to Thousands of 17-year-olds
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) has unlawfully denied young, eligible South Carolinians the opportunity to register to vote, an ACLU of S...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 16, 2024
Court Blocks Georgia’s New Hand Counting Rule in Victory for Voters
ATLANTA — A state court today permanently blocked the Georgia State Election Board’s new rule requiring the hand counting of ballots in the upcoming November election.
Earlier ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. v. Georgia
Oct 16, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court Orders Elections Officials to Let Thousands of Nebraskans with Felony Convictions Vote
***Speakers will address today’s decision at a press conference in Omaha at 12:30 P.M. CDT this afternoon. Please email spetto@aclunebraska.org for location details or a link to the livestream.***
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Spung v. Evnen
Oct 15, 2024
Victory in Lawsuit Against Texas Anti-Voter Law S.B. 1
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A federal district court ruled Friday, October 11, in a victory for voting rights, that a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 violates feder...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: OCA-Greater Houston v. Paxton
Oct 14, 2024
Dismissal in Nevada Case a Win for Voting Rights
LAS VEGAS — A mass voter challenge lawsuit brought forward in Washoe County by a conservative nonprofit organization that resulted in direct intervention by the ACLU of Nevada an...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Citizen Outreach Foundation v. Burgess
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