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.
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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Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Defendant Andrade’s Briefing on First Amendment
Defendant's briefing on First Amendment Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Plaintiffs’ Reply to Defendants’ Responses to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Plaintiff's reply to defendant's response to motion for preliminary injunction. Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Plaintiffs Opposition to Defendant’s Motions to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum of Law
Plaintiff's opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Defendant Hope Andrade’s Response to the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
Defendant's reply to plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction. Read more
NAACP v. Galvin (Massachusetts)
In May 2012, Project Vote and its partners filed a lawsuit charging the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) with violating their federally mandated responsibilities to offer all public assistance clients the opportunity to register to vote. Read more
NAACP v Galvin: Complaint
Lawsuit filed on behalf of NAACP-NEAC and New England United for Justice, and an individual plaintiff, charging that Massachusetts public agencies are failing to comply with the NVRA. Read more
NAACP v Galvin: Case Background
Document summarizing the background of Delgado v. Gavin, a lawsuit over Massachusetts' failure to provide voter registration services to public assistance clients. Read more
National Council of La Raza v Miller: Notice Letter
Pre-litigation notice letter informing Secretary of State Ross Miller that Nevada public assistance agencies were not in compliance with Section 7 of the NVRA. Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Accompanying Memorandum of Law
Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction Read more
Scott v. Schedler: Order on Partial Summary Judgment
Order on Partial Summary Judgment Read more