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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Project Vote v. Rokita (Indiana)
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
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
Project Vote's motion for a temporary restraining order Read more
Brown v. Rokita: Brief/Memorandum in Support of TRO
Memorandum in support of temporary restraining order Read more
Brown v. Rokita: Defendents Answer to Complaint
Sec. of State and Marion Co. Board's response to complaint Read more
Harkless v. Brunner: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion
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)
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
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
District court order denying motion for preliminary injunction in Florida NAACP v. Browning Read more
Settlement Agreement between AZ DES and DOJ
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