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 North Carolina on NVRA Section 7 Violations

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Pre-litigation notice Letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more

NAACP v. Galvin: Settlement with Mass Health & EOHHS

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Mass Health and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services agreed to implement NVRA-compliant procedures, including offering voter registration during both in-person and remote transactions, assisting clients in completing the applications, transmitting completed applications to election officials, designating NVRA Coordinators to help ensure compliance, instituting quality control procedures, and sending annual reminders of voter registration responsibilities. Read more

NAACP v. Galvin: Settlement with Secretary of the Commonwealth

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Settlement agreement in which Massachusetts SOC agreed to review DTA and MassHealth voter registration policies and training materials, participate in training, and monitor registration activities of each of the public assistance agencies. The resulting voter registration data will be posted regularly on the SOC’s website. Read more

NAACP v. Galvin: Settlement with Department of Transitional Assistance

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Settlement agreement in which Massachusetts DTA agreed to comply with the NVRA and distribute voter registration applications and provide trainings on NVRA compliance. Read more

Arcia et al v. Detzner: Order on Rehearing

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Arcia order on rehearing Read more

Arcia et al v. Detzner: Re-issue Opinion

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Re-Issue Arcia opinion Read more

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Notice Letter to Oklahoma on NVRA Section 7 Violations

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Pre-litigation notice Letter to the Oklahoma State Board of Elections concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more

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Notice Letter to Arizona on NVRA Section 7 Violations

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Pre-litigation notice Letter to the Arizona Secretary of State concerning compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Read more