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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Project Vote v. Rokita (Indiana)

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The day before the 2008 general election Project Vote filed an emergency lawsuit against Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita... Read more

Brown v. Rokita: Complaint

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An emergency lawsuit filed the day before the 2008 election to protect voters who registered using an older voter registration form. Read more

Brown v. Rokita: Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

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Project Vote's motion for a temporary restraining order Read more

Brown v. Rokita: Brief/Memorandum in Support of TRO

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Memorandum in support of temporary restraining order Read more

Brown v. Rokita: Defendents Answer to Complaint

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Sec. of State and Marion Co. Board's response to complaint Read more

Harkless v. Brunner: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion

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Decision in Harkless v. Brunner, establishing an important precedent that state officials have ultimate responsibility for compliance with the NVRA. Read more

Project Vote v. Madison County Election Board (Ohio)

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In this lawsuit, Project Vote sought a temporary restraining order against the Madison County Board of Elections, which had announced... Read more

Project Vote v. Madison County Board of Elections: Complaint

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A lawsuit challenging Madison County's announcment that it would not permit same-day registration and absentee voting during Ohio's five-day window. Read more

Florida NAACP v. Browning: Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction

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District court order denying motion for preliminary injunction in Florida NAACP v. Browning Read more

Settlement Agreement between AZ DES and DOJ

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An agreement reached between the Arizona’s Department of Economic Security (DES) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to implement federal law that requires the state to provide voter registration services at public assistance agencies. Read more