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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ACORN v. Corbett (Pennsylvania)

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ACORN filed suit in the U.S. District Court Western Division of Pennsylvania, against Allegheny County district attorney, Stephen Zappala and... Read more

ACORN v. Corbett: Complaint

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A lawsuit filed on behalf of ACORN challenging the Allegheny Co. D.A.'s broad interpretation of Pennsylvania law restricting the compensation of voter registration canvassers. Read more

ACORN v. Levy: Order Granting Preliminary Injunction Against Defendants Scott and Luck

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District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey's preliminary injunction ordering the state of Missouri to comply with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Read more

Valdez v. Duran (New Mexico)

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In July 2009, Project Vote and its partners filed suit against officials in New Mexico for violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) Read more

Valdez v. Duran: Original Complaint and Exhibits

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Lawsuit filed on behalf of ACORN and three individuals charging that New Mexico public agencies were failing to comply with the NVRA. Read more

ACORN v. Levy: Settlement Agreement

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Settlement agreement in which Missouri Department of Social Services agrees to provide voter registration services to public assistance clients as required by the National Voter Registration Act. Read more

ACORN v. Maryland Transit Authority (Maryland)

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ACORN and Project Vote filed suit against the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), challenging the restrictions on ACORN’s right to register... Read more

Brown v. Rokita: Order of Dismissal Without Prejudice

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Order of dismissal in Brown v. Rokita Read more

Brown v. Rokita: Agreed Stipulation of Dismissal

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Stipulation of dismissal agreed to by plaintiffs and defendants Read more

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Indiana State Conference of NAACP v. Gargano: Notice Letter

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Pre-litigation notice letter concerning Indiana's violations of Sec. 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more