Litigation

Fighting for Voting Rights in the Courts

Project Vote is one of the country’s leading nonpartisan voter registration and voter education organizations. Yet our work is made meaningless if state laws, rules, and procedures do not afford low-income and minority Americans an equal opportunity to participate in the democratic process.

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Over the past ten years Project Vote has developed an expert, in-house legal team, which works to uncover barriers to political participation at the state and local level that require legal action.

Working frequently with other civic rights organizations and pro bono counsel, Project Vote brings suits against practices that violate state and federal laws (including HAVA and NVRA) to disenfranchise or intimidate voters, improperly remove or purge eligible voters from the rolls, or unfairly restrict the efforts of voter participation organizations to bring new citizens into the electorate.

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Black Political Empowerment Project v. Aichele: Settlement

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Settlement agreement in which Pennsylvania agreed to comply with the NVRA and distribute voter registration applications in in-person and remote transactions. / Read more

Black Political Empowerment Project v. Aichele (Pennsylvania)

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In July 2012, Project Vote and its partners filed a Complaint against officials in Pennsylvania alleging that that the state had systematically failed to comply with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more

Black Political Empowerment Project v. Aichele: Complaint

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Lawsuit filed on behalf of Black Political Empowerment Project and ACTION United, charging the state of Pennsylvania has failed to provide voter registration services to public assistance clients as required by the National Voter Registration Act. Read more

Project Vote v. Long: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion

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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Project Vote v. Long Read more

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Notice Letter to Alabama on NVRA Violations

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Pre-litigation notice Letter to the Alabama Secretary of State concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more

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Notice Letter to Florida on NVRA Violations

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Pre-litigation notice Letter to the Florida's Secretary of State concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more

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Notice Letter to Arkansas on NVRA Violations

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Pre-litigation notice Letter to the Arkansas Secretary of State concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more

National Council of La Raza v. Miller (Nevada)

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In June 2012, Project Vote and its partners filed a Complaint against Nevada's Secretary of State and the state's Department of Health & Human Services, alleging that the state has systematically failed to comply with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more

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National Council of La Raza v. Miller: Complaint

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Complaint filed against Secretary of State Ross Miller and Director of the Department of Health & Human Services, Michael Willden, alleging that the state has systematically failed to comply with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more