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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ACORN v. Corbett: Amended Complaint
Amended complaint in ACORN v. Corbett, adding Project Vote/Voting for America as a plaintiff. Read more
Florida NAACP v. Browning: Order to Dismiss
Order to dismiss in Florida NAACP v. Browning Read more
Project Vote v. Long (Virginia)
After receiving reports from their local community partners regarding large numbers of rejected voter registration applications—particularly from students at the... Read more
Project Vote v. Long: Complaint
A lawsuit challenging Virginia State Board of Election's refusal to grant voting rights groups access to voter registration records. Read more
Harkless v. Brunner: Signed Settlement Agreement
Signed settlement agreement providing for institutionalization of voter registration services in Ohio public assistance agencies, in compliance with the NVRA. Read more
Indiana State Conference of NAACP v. Gargano (Indiana)
In October 2009 Project Vote and its partners filed suit against officials in Indiana for violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Read more
Indiana State Conference of NAACP v. Gargano: Corrected Amended Complaint
Amended complaint in lawsuit over Indiana's failure to provide voter registration services to public assistance agencies as required by the National Voter Registration Act. Read more
Indiana State Conference of NAACP v. Gargano: Settlement Agreement
Settlement agreement in which Indiana public assistance agencies agree to comply with voter registration requirements of the National Voter Registration Act. Read more
Valdez v. Duran: Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint
Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint in Valdez v. Duran Read more
Valdez v. Duran: First Amended Complaint
Amended Complaint in Valdez v. Duran Read more