Racial Justice | Felon Enfranchisement
Voting Rights | Ex-Offenders
South Carolina County Election Board Survey on Felony & Misdemeanor Disfranchisement
The ACLU conducted a survey in the summer of 2008 of county election officials in all 46 South Carolina counties. The survey was conducted to ascertain the knowledge of elections officials about registering to vote with a criminal conviction in South Carolina.
2/8/2010 | South Dakota | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
ACLU Challenges Illegal Disfranchisement Of American Indian Voters In South Dakota
2/8/2010 | South Dakota | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Janis v. Nelson - Second Amended Complaint Pending Court Approval Requesting Class Action Status
1/15/2010 | Virginia | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Virginia Governor Refuses to Restore Voting Rights to People With Felony Convictions
1/8/2010 | Washington | Criminal Justice, Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Restoring the Right to Vote in Washington
9/8/2009 | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement, Racial Justice
Request for Hearing on U.S. Felon Disfranchisement Laws to the IACHR
2/8/2010 | South Dakota | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
ACLU Challenges Illegal Disfranchisement Of American Indian Voters In South Dakota
1/15/2010 | Virginia | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Virginia Governor Refuses to Restore Voting Rights to People With Felony Convictions
11/12/2009 | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement, Minority Voting Rights, Racial Justice
ACLU Urges U.S. To Address Voting Rights For Minorities
10/19/2009 | Arizona | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
ACLU Argues Before Ninth Circuit That Right To Vote Be Restored To Former Felons In Arizona
9/29/2009 | Georgia | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
ACLU Challenges Illegal Voter Disfranchisement In Georgia
1/8/2010 | Washington | Criminal Justice, Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Restoring the Right to Vote in Washington
1/5/2010 | Virginia | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
In 2010, 300,000 Disfranchised Voters is Unacceptable
9/29/2009 | Georgia | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Swann, et al. v. Handel, et al. - Complaint
9/8/2009 | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement, Racial Justice
Request for a Thematic Hearing on the Discriminatory Effects of Felony Disenfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices in the Americas
2/18/2009 | South Dakota | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Janis v. Nelson - Request for Appointment of a Three-Judge Court
2/8/2010 | South Dakota | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Janis v. Nelson - Second Amended Complaint Pending Court Approval Requesting Class Action Status
1/5/2010 | Washington | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Farrakhan, et al. v. Gregoire, et al. - Opinion
12/10/2009 | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Civil Rights and Legal Advocacy Group Sign On-Letter Support of the Democracy Restoration Act (S.1516/H.R. 3335)
12/10/2009 | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Law Enforcement Sign-On Letter in Support of the Democracy Restoration Act (S.1516/H.R. 3335)
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