Citing clear evidence, including reports from clients and internal policies, that Georgia public assistance agencies have violated their federally mandated responsibility to offer voter registration opportunities to tens of thousands of Georgians each year, Project Vote and its partner voting rights groups filed suit against the Georgia Secretary of State and the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services for violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
Plaintiffs include the State Conference of the NAACP and the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda. Both are organizations that expend considerable resources in registering low-income citizens of Georgia. The plaintiffs are represented by voting rights groups Project Vote, Dēmos, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU, the NAACP, as well as the laws firm of Dechert LLP.
In April 2012, the Court held that the public assistance agencies must provide voter registration applications during remote transactions.
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Voter Registration Law Helps Close Disparities in Voter Turnout
A recent article in Bloomberg View highlights some of work conducted by Project Vote and our partners to further the implementation and goals of the NVRA. Read more
Video: Public Assistance Lawsuit in Georgia
A video highlighting the successful lawsuit Project Vote and our partners brought to enforce the NVRA public assistance requirements in Georgia. Read more
New Video Highlights Georgia NVRA Section 7 Case
In 2011, Project Vote and our partners—including the ACLU, the Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, Demos, the Lawyers’ Committee for... Read more
Nearly 18,000 Low-Income Georgians Apply to Register to Vote
A dramatic increase in voter registration applications from public assistance agencies is the result of a successful lawsuit brought by voting rights groups to bring the state into compliance with the NVRA. Read more
The Right to Register
After Project Vote and a coalition of several other voting rights groups filed a lawsuit, the state of Georgia agreed to a settlement. Read more
Georgia Settles Lawsuit To Offer Voter Registration to Public Assistance Recipients
The state of Georgia has settled a lawsuit with a coalition of voting rights groups to enforce a requirement in the NVRA to offer the opportunity to register to vote to anyone applying for state public assistance. Read more
Georgia Settles National Voter Registration Act Lawsuit, Agrees to Provide Registration Services to Low-Income Citizens
A coalition of national voting rights groups have secured a landmark settlement with the State of Georgia to ensure that voter registration is offered to all public assistance applicants. Read more
Georgia NAACP v. Kemp: Settlement Agreement
Settlement agreement in which Georgia public assistance agencies agree to comply with voter registration requirements of the National Voter Registration Act. Read more
Federal Court Delivers Important Ruling in National Voter Registration Act Lawsuit
In a strongly worded order handed down yesterday, U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of voting rights groups to remedy the State of Georgia’s failure to provide voter registration services at public assistance offices. Read more
Georgia NAACP v. Kemp – Order Denying Motion to Dismiss
Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Read more