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ACLU Sues to Stop Enforcement of New Election Law

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Project Vote and the ACLU sued Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Friday to stop implementation of a new elections law that critics say was written to discourage voters likely to support Democrats. Read more

Voting Rights Groups Sue Georgia for Neglecting Voting Rights of Low-Income Residents

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A coalition of voting rights groups filed suit today against Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp and Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) Clyde J. Reese III to remedy the State of Georgia’s failure to provide voter registration services at state public assistance offices, as required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Read more

More details of lawsuit challenging Scott, Browning on election rules overhaul

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and Project Vote, a national voting rights group, filed suit in federal court Friday to challenge the implementation of Florida’s controversial new election law. Read more

Project Vote and ACLU Sue to Block Suppresive Florida Bill

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Today Project Vote is pleased to join the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) in filing a lawsuit in federal court in Miami to block implementation of damaging new changes to Florida's election law until those changes can be reviewed and examined by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) or the U. S District Court for the District of Columbia, as required by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Read more

Federal judge promises quick ruling on election law challenge

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Plaintiff Project Vote contends that Pennsylvania's so-called "quota law" is unconstitutional. Read more

Project Vote Issues Statement on TX Voter ID Law

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This morning, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed SB 14, which will institute strict photo-ID requirements for anyone wishing to vote in the state. Project Vote Executive Director Michael Slater issued the following statement in response: Read more

By Accepting the Conventional Wisdom on the Deficit, Obama Is Ignoring the Lessons of 2008

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As a Project Vote study notes: "individuals who voted for the first time in 2008 strongly favor an active role for government in ensuring economic fairness and educational opportunity." Read more

La. sued for disenfranchising minority and low-income voters

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Louisiana is being sued for alleged non-compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF), Project Vote, and several private persons. Read more

Voting Rights Organizations Applaud Court’s Mandate Protecting Private School Student Voting Rights

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The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Project Vote, and the Fair Elections Legal Network today applauded the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division’ decision holding that the New Jersey State Board of Education failed to meet an obligation for all eligible students to receive voting materials and instruction by failing to create regulations governing those rights of private and charter school students. Read more

Rights Groups Sue Louisiana over Voting Rights Violations

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Yesterday, Project Vote, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF), and New Orleans attorney Ronald Wilson filed a complaint in federal court on behalf of the state conference of the NAACP and several private individuals, alleging that Louisiana is disenfranchising minority and low-income voters by failing to offer them the opportunity to register to vote as required by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more