Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Nov 01, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Ensure Cobb County Absentee Voters Have Time to Cast Their Ballots
ATLANTA – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit to safeguard the voting rights of Cobb County voters. Co...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Oct 31, 2024
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵFiles Iowa Lawsuit in Challenge to New Voter Purge
DES MOINES, Iowa — Late last night, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Iowa, and the law firm of Faegre Drinker filed a federal lawsuit to stop the wrongful citizenship ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Selcuk v. Pate
Oct 30, 2024
Voting Rights Groups React to Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Handwritten Date Mail Ballot Case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today ruled that disqualifying a timely vote due to a missing or incorrect handwritten date on the mail ballot return envelo...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Baxter v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections
Oct 29, 2024
Crystal Mason Asks Highest Criminal Court to Affirm Acquittal
AUSTIN, Texas — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ of Texas, the national ACLU, and the Texas Civil Rights Project, along with criminal defense attorney Alison Grinter and civil ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Crystal Mason v. State of Texas
Oct 29, 2024
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵWarns Iowa County Auditors to Follow Law in the Face of Requests for Mass Voter Removals Shortly Before Election
DES MOINES, Iowa — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Iowa have sent letters to all county auditors in Iowa and the Iowa Secretary of State to ensure they follow stat...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 25, 2024
Groups Secure Temporary Order to Halt Georgia Mass Voter Challenges
ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Georgia, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ, and Akerman LLP successfully obtained a temporary restraining order yesterday to resto...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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