BALLOT ACCESS
Justice Department Blocks Discriminatory Voting Practices In Georgia
A coalition of voting rights groups and attorneys today praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block the use of flawed and racially discriminatory voter registration practices by Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel.
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DISENFRANCHISEMENT
ACLU Challenges Alabama Voter Disenfranchisement Laws In Court
The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the state's unlawful interpretation of "moral turpitude," the category of felonies used to disqualify voters.
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SUPREME COURT
ACLU Disappointed With Supreme Court's Voter ID Decision
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a challenge to Indiana's most-restrictive-in-the-nation voter identification law. The American Civil Liberties Union's case, Crawford v. Marion County Election Board - consolidated with Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita - is an appeal of two lower court decisions that upheld the state's law requiring voters to present government-issued photo IDs in order to vote. The ACLU argued that the Indiana law creates an unconstitutional burden on voting rights.