Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Nov 04, 2016
Court Permanently Blocks Kansas’ Dual Voter Registration System
Judge Rules Secretary of State Kris Kobach ‘Lacks the Authority to Create a Two-Tiered System of Voter Registration’
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Brown v. Kobach
Nov 02, 2016
Disenfranchised voters and civic groups challenge Massachusetts' 20-day voter registration cutoff law
BOSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts' 20-day voter registration cutoff law, arguing that it has led to the arbitrary disenfran...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Chelsea Collaborative v. Galvin
Oct 20, 2016
ACLU Sues West Virginia Clerk for Refusing to Accept Online Voter Registrations
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The American Civil Liberties Union today sued a West Virginia county clerk for refusing to accept and process online voter registrations.
State law provides...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 17, 2016
ACLU Sues Georgia Over Failure to Extend Voter Registration Deadline After Hurricane Matthew
ATLANTA — The American Civil Liberties Union today sued Georgia for refusing to extend the voter registration deadline in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.
“The state’s failure ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 30, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Must Register Thousands of Blocked Voters
DENVER — A federal appeals court today upheld a district court ruling ordering Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to register thousands of eligible voters he had attempted to ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
Sep 29, 2016
On Eve of Contempt Hearing, Kansas’ Kris Kobach Agrees to Concessions in ACLU Voting Rights Lawsuit
TOPEKA, Kan. — On the eve of being hauled into federal court for contempt, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has agreed to add thousands of eligible voters to the election ro...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
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