The lawsuit filed in Kansas City, Missouri, by ACORN and one individual charges that Deborah Scott, director of the Missouri Department Social Services (DSS), and Janel Luck, director of Family Services, with failing to fulfill their obligations under Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to implement voter registration programs in public assistance agencies. Surveys of human service offices and interviews with clients conducted by ACORN or Project Vote found that virtually no clients at public assistance agencies were offered the opportunity to register to vote as required by the NVRA. ACORN has asked for a Preliminary Injunction to order the DSS to comply with federal law. The complaint also asks for a reporting and monitoring procedure that will ensure future compliance. Plaintiffs are represented by Project Vote, Demos, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Dewey & LeBoeuf and Arthur Benson.

Litigation Documents

Complaint. April 23, 2008.

Motion for Preliminary Injunction. April 23, 2008.

Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction. April 23, 2008.

Proposed Order Granting Preliminary Injunction. April 23, 2008.

Order Granting Preliminary Injunction Against Defendants Scott and Luck. July 15, 2008.