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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Notice Letter to North Carolina on NVRA Section 7 Violations
Pre-litigation notice Letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more
NAACP v. Galvin: Settlement with Mass Health & EOHHS
Mass Health and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services agreed to implement NVRA-compliant procedures, including offering voter registration during both in-person and remote transactions, assisting clients in completing the applications, transmitting completed applications to election officials, designating NVRA Coordinators to help ensure compliance, instituting quality control procedures, and sending annual reminders of voter registration responsibilities. Read more
NAACP v. Galvin: Settlement with Secretary of the Commonwealth
Settlement agreement in which Massachusetts SOC agreed to review DTA and MassHealth voter registration policies and training materials, participate in training, and monitor registration activities of each of the public assistance agencies. The resulting voter registration data will be posted regularly on the SOC’s website. Read more
NAACP v. Galvin: Settlement with Department of Transitional Assistance
Settlement agreement in which Massachusetts DTA agreed to comply with the NVRA and distribute voter registration applications and provide trainings on NVRA compliance. Read more
Arcia et al v. Detzner: Order on Rehearing
Arcia order on rehearing Read more
Arcia et al v. Detzner: Re-issue Opinion
Re-Issue Arcia opinion Read more
Kris W. Kobach et al. v. United States Election Assistance Commission: 10th Circuit Decision
10th Circuit decision Read more
Notice Letter to Oklahoma on NVRA Section 7 Violations
Pre-litigation notice Letter to the Oklahoma State Board of Elections concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more
Notice Letter to Arizona on NVRA Section 7 Violations
Pre-litigation notice Letter to the Arizona Secretary of State concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more
Kris W. Kobach et al. v. United States Election Assistance Commission: Intervenors-Appellants’ Reply Brief
Intervenors-Appellants' reply brief Read more