Voting Rights
Your Vote, Your Voice
Established in 1965, the ACLU Voting Rights Project has worked to protect the gains in political participation won by racial and language minorities since passage of the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) that same year. The Project has filed more than 300 lawsuits to enforce the provisions of the VRA and the U.S. Constitution.
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Janis v. Nelson - Second Amended Complaint Pending Court Approval Requesting Class Action Status
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9/8/2009 | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement, Racial Justice
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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
1/6/2010 | South Carolina | Ballot Access
South Carolina Candidate Oath Law Violates Free Association Rights, Argues ACLU
12/16/2009 | Nebraska | Voting Rights
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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
10/13/2009 | Georgia | Voting Rights
ACLU Urges Department Of Justice To Object To Changes In County Board Elections 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
11/13/2009 | Felon Enfranchisement, Minority Voting Rights, Racial Justice
Fighting for Voting Rights for All Americans
11/12/2009 | Indiana | Ballot Access
Indiana's Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Citizens at the Polls
11/9/2009 | Indiana | Ballot Access
League of Women Voters of Indiana v. Rokita - Motion to Appear as Amici Curiae
10/13/2009 | Georgia | Voting Rights
ACLU Letter to DOJ Objecting to Changes in Telfair County, Georgia Board of Commissioners Elections
9/29/2009 | Georgia | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
Swann, et al. v. Handel, et al. - Complaint
9/29/2009 | South Carolina | Minority Voting Rights
Levy, et al. v. Lexington County, South Carolina, 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
2/8/2010 | South Dakota | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
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Farrakhan, et al. v. Gregoire, et al. - Opinion
12/31/2009 | Organization News and Highlights, Voting Rights
ACLU Voting Rights Project - Annual Report 2009
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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Religious Leaders Sign-On Letter in Support of the Democracy Restoration Act (S.1516/H.R. 3335)
Act Now
Tell Congress to Support the Democracy Restoration Act of 2009
Establish a uniform standard that restores voting rights in federal elections to the millions of Americans who continue to be denied their ability to fully participate in civic life. Take Action
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