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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Notice Letter to Nevada on NVRA Section 5 Violations

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Pre-litigiation notice letter to Nevada Sec. of State Barbara Cegavske, concerning the state's ongoing violations of the "motor voter" law. Read more

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League of Women Voters v. Newby: Motion for Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

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Motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in League of Women Voters v. Newby Read more

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League of Women Voters v. Newby: Complaint

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Complaint filed Feb. 12, 2016 in LWV v. Newby Read more

League of Women Voters v. Newby

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Project Vote and partners filed suit against EAC executive director Brian Newby, for allowing three states to require proof of citizenship from registrants using the federal voter registration form. Read more

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A. Phillip Randolph Institute et al vs. Strach (North Carolina): Complaint

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Complaint filed against the state of North Carolina for violations of the National Voter Registration Act. Read more

Action NC et al v. Strach (North Carolina)

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In December 2015, Project Vote and partners sued the state of North Carolina for widespread violations of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more

Oklahoma: Settlement

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Settlement agreement in which Oklahoma agreed to comply with the NVRA and distribute voter registration applications in in-person and remote transactions. Read more

National Council of La Raza v. Miller: Ninth Circuit Opinion

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Ninth Circuit opinion in National Council of La Raza v. Miller. Read more

Project Vote v. Kemp: Notice Letter to Georgia on NVRA Violations

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A pre-litigation notice letter informing Georgia’s secretary of state that the state is in violation of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to release voter registration records. Read more

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Notice Letter to North Carolina on NVRA Section 5 Violations

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Pre-litigation notice Letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections concerning compliance with Section 5 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more