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. Kemp: Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

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Plaintiff’s opposition to defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Read more

ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners: Appellant’s Reply Brief

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Appellant's reply brief in ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners Read more

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ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners: Amicus Brief

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Amicus brief filed by Project Vote and Demos urged a federal appeals court to uphold a decision dismissing an attempt by ACRU to force an illegal voter purge. Read more

ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners: Brief for Appellee

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Appellee's brief in ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners Read more

Project Vote v. Kemp: Defendant’s Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss

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Defendant Kemp’s brief in support of his motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Read more

ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners: Appellant’s Opening Brief

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Appellants opening brief in ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners Read more

Action NC v. Strach: Directive from Kim Strach to Count Provisional Ballots

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Directive from Kim Strach, director of the North Carolina Board of Directors, instructing that provisional ballots of certain voters who attempted to register at DMVs must be counted. Read more

Project Vote v. Kemp: Answer and Defenses

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Answer and defenses in Project Vote v. Kemp. Read more

NC NAACP v. NC SBOE: U.S. Statement of Interest

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U.S. Department of Justice submitted this statement of interest in NC NAACP v. NC SBOE, a case concerning wrongful purging of the voter rolls in North Carolina in violation of the National Voter Registration Act. Read more

Georgia NAACP v. Kemp (2016): Defendant’s Letter in Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction

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Sec. of State Brian Kemp's response to plaintiff's response for a preliminary injunction. Read more