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. Kemp: Defendant’s Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
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
Appellants opening brief in ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners Read more
Action NC v. Strach: Directive from Kim Strach to Count Provisional Ballots
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
Answer and defenses in Project Vote v. Kemp. Read more
NC NAACP v. NC SBOE: U.S. Statement of Interest
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
Action NC et al v. Strach (North Carolina): Court Order
Court order denying defendants' motion to dismiss, and granting in part plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction Read more
Notice Letter to Florida on NVRA Section 5 Violations
Notice letter concerning DHSMV violations of Section 5 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Read more
Georgia NAACP v. Kemp (2016): Order Granting Motion to Withdraw PI
Court order granting plaintiff's motion to withdraw motion for a preliminary injunction, in light of defendant's good faith concessions. Read more
Georgia NAACP v. Kemp (2016): Defendant’s Letter in Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Sec. of State Brian Kemp's response to plaintiff's response for a preliminary injunction. Read more
League of Women Voters v. Newby: Opinion in Order Granting Preliminary Injunction
The U.S. Court of Appeals released its opinion to accompany the Sept. 9 order granting a preliminary injunction to prevent proof-of-citizenship requirements being added to the federal voter registration form. Read more