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ACLU Disappointed in Passage of Inadequate Election Reform Bill, Says Toothless Measure Allows States to Shirk Voting Rights Responsibilities (12/12/2001)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today said it was disappointed in the passage of a controversial election reform bill, calling it inadequate legislation that would allow states to shirk their responsibility under the Constitution to ensure the right to vote for every eligible American. 

ACLU Says Ney-Hoyer Voting Reform Legislation Insufficient to Prevent Repeat of 2000 Election Problems (12/05/2001)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today said that recently introduced House election reform legislation is insufficient to establish adequate voting rights protections to prevent any recurrence of the problems that plagued the 2000 presidential elections. 

ACLU Calls Ney-Hoyer Election Legislation Seriously Deficient; Urges Congress to Move Quickly to Prevent Repeat of Election Debacle (11/15/2001)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today told Congress that the newly introduced House election reform legislation is seriously deficient and would not prevent another debacle like the 2000 presidential elections. 

Senate Committee Passes Comprehensive Election Reform Bill, ACLU Says Congress Should Act Quickly To Fix Election System (08/02/2001)
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee today adopted, without weakening amendments, comprehensive legislation that the American Civil Liberties Union said would best protect the constitutional right to have each and every vote counted fairly. 

ACLU Calls Campaign Finance Bill A Threat to America's First Freedoms;Welcomes Progressive Allies to Fight (07/12/2001)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed its longtime progressive allies -- the Alliance for Justice and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees -- into the coalition of opponents to the constitutionally questionable Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill. 

ACLU Urges Senate Committee to Support Comprehensive Election Reform Bill Says Americans Need Uniformity, Accuracy and Accessibility (06/27/2001)
WASHINGTON - Saying that effective federal legislation is the best way to repair the nation's broken election system, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged a Senate Committee today to recognize the fact that the current system is insufficient to insure the constitutional right of all Americans to have their votes counted fairly. 

ACLU Endorses "Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001" As Best Way to Ensure Uniformity, Accuracy and Accessibility (06/21/2001)
WASHINGTON - Saying that effective federal legislation is the best way to repair the nation's broken election system, the American Civil Liberties Union today endorsed new voting reform legislation that would assist state and local governments in meeting their constitutional duty of providing equal protection for all voters. 

LaShawn Warren Joins ACLU National Washington Office As Legislative Counsel Responsible for Civil Rights (06/11/2001)
WASHINGTON -- LaShawn Warren has joined the American Civil Liberties Union as a Legislative Counsel in its Washington National Office, where she will focus on civil rights, specifically voting rights, affirmative action and women's rights. 

ACLU Says Civil Rights Commission Report on Florida Elections Proves Need for Federal Legislative Action (06/08/2001)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today said that the problems identified by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission with Florida's handling of the 2000 election provide the strongest evidence yet of the need for federal legislation to ensure fair elections in America. 

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Report on Florida Election "Too Gentle" on Officials, ACLU Says (06/06/2001)
MIAMI--The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today responded to the release of the Executive Summary of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report on Florida's 2000 election, saying that the preliminary summary may fail to hold state officials adequately accountable for the terror-ridden election last November. 

ACLU Sues R.I. Town For Refusing to Schedule Fall Elections (05/09/2001)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a federal lawsuit challenging a decision by North Smithfield city officials not to hold elections for Town Council or School Committee seats this fall. 

As House Holds First Hearing on Election Reform, ACLU Says Nation's Election System is Broken (04/25/2001)
WASHINGTON - As the House of Representatives holds its first hearing on election reform after last year's controversial presidential contest, the American Civil Liberties Union today said that President George W. Bush and the Republican majority in Congress are not doing enough on the urgent need for federal legislation to fix the nation's broken election system. 

ACLU Files CA Voting Rights Lawsuit, Saying Punch Cards Belong in Junkyard, Not Voting Booth (04/16/2001)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union affiliates of Northern California, San Diego and Southern California joined forces today to challenge the state's flawed and discriminatory voting system. 

ACLU Says President Bush, Congress Not Doing Enough To Fix Nation's Broken Election System (04/02/2001)
PHILADELPHIA - Testifying here in the cradle of our democracy, the American Civil Liberties Union today said that President George W. Bush and the Republican majority in Congress are not doing enough on the urgent need for federal legislation to fix the nation's broken election system. 

ACLU Endorses Improvements to Pennsylvania's Election Laws (03/15/2001)
PHILADELPHIA--Furthering its commitment to protecting the fundamental right to vote and the right to have one's voted counted fairly and accurately, the American Civil Liberties Union today endorsed significant changes to Pennsylvania's election law. 

ACLU Endorses New Voting Reform Legislation As Best Way to Ensure Uniformity, Accuracy and Accessibility (03/14/2001)
WASHINGTON - Saying that effective federal legislation is the best way to repair the nation's broken election system, the American Civil Liberties Union today endorsed new voting reform legislation that would assist state and local governments in meeting their constitutional duty of providing equal protection for all voters. 

In Victory for St. Louis Voters, Court Judge Sets Hearing for Remaining Issues (03/05/2001)
ST. LOUIS--Hours after the ACLU filed a lawsuit seeking immediate action on behalf of voters in tomorrow's mayoral primaries, a court here issued an order barring election judges from turning away registered voters who can affirm that they are entitled to vote in their precincts.

On Eve of Mayoral Primary Election, ACLU Files Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of St. Louis Voters (03/05/2001)
ST. LOUIS, MO--In an effort to restore voting rights to voters here before tomorrow's mayoral primary election, rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri entered court today to prevent a repeat of November's Election Day fiasco.

ACLU of Florida Launches Equal Voting Rights Project to Address Irregularities, Reform Election Practices in Florida (02/17/2001)
MIAMI--In the wake of the presidential election fiasco that left thousands of Florida voters wondering whether their ballots were accurately recorded, the ACLU of Florida today announced the launch of a new project to ensure that Florida voters are never again deprived of their right to vote.

High Number of Voting Irregularities Leads to Federal Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Illinois Election Process (01/11/2001)
CHICAGO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal judge to protect "the fundamental right to vote" for all persons, saying that inequalities, highlighted by the use of the error-ridden punch card voting system in many areas of the state, resulted in a disproportionate number of ballots from precincts with high racial minority populations going uncounted in the recent election.