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Rutgers Law School and ACLU Challenge Denial of Voting Rights in Groundbreaking Lawsuit (01/06/2004)
NEWARK -- The American Civil Liberties Union and the Constitutional Litigation Clinic at Rutgers Law School today filed a groundbreaking lawsuit challenging the denial of voting rights to persons on probation or parole in New Jersey.

Washington State Court Orders That All Votes Be Counted in Local Election (12/18/2003)
SEATTLE -- Ruling in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, King County Superior Court Judge James Doerty today ordered county election officials to count all ballots for a Medina City Council seat on which a candidate's name is clearly written.

ACLU of Washington Files Lawsuit Seeking Revised Vote Count in Medina Election (12/01/2003)
MEDINA, WA-- The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington today filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate write-in ballots for a Medina City Council seat declared invalid by King County election officials.

ACLU Responds to Appeals Court Decision Allowing California Recall Vote to Go Forward (09/23/2003)
LOS ANGELES -- We are disappointed by the Ninth Circuit's decision allowing the Oct. 7 recall election to go forward. We remain firmly convinced that using voting equipment officially declared by the state to be obsolete, in a number of counties with a high concentration of minority voters, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Voting Rights Act.

Appeals Court Postpones California Recall Election Until State Can Correct "Punch Card" Voting Machines (09/15/2003)
LOS ANGELES - In a victory for California voters, a federal appeals court today ordered the postponement of the state's recall election until all counties complete the transition away from faulty and decertified "punch card" voting machines.

Federal Appeals Court Agrees to Speed ACLU's Request For Hearing on "Punch Card" Voting Machines Case (08/28/2003)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California said today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted its request for an expedited hearing in the "punch card" voting machines case.

ACLU of Southern CA Appeals Punch Card Voting Case, Saying Error-Prone Machines Will Lead to Voter Disenfranchisement and "Florida-Style" Election Debacle (08/27/2003)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today asked a federal appeals court to review a lower court's refusal to postpone the October 7 gubernatorial recall election until all of the state's outmoded "punch card" voting machines can be replaced.

ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Use of Obsolete "Punch Card" Voting Machines in California Recall Election (08/07/2003)
LOS ANGELES - With a gubernatorial recall election pending in the state, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today filed a lawsuit challenging the continued use of outdated, obsolete voting machines in counties with high concentrations of minority voters.

Expected Judgment in Florida Voting Rights Lawsuit Will Restore Civil and Voting Rights to Thousands of Ex-Felons (07/24/2003)
MIAMI - Saying that as many as 30,000 ex-felons are likely to regain their voting and civil rights within the next year, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today released a proposed final judgment in a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections that mandates assistance to ex-felons who did not receive help in the application process from the state, as required by law.

In Georgia Case, Supreme Court Allows States Some Leeway in Redistricting Areas With Large Minority Populations (06/26/2003)
ATLANTA--The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed the Supreme Court's decision in Georgia v. Ashcroft-a case involving the state's legislative redistricting plan-but expressed some disappointment with the Court's reading of a federal law which may hinder minority voters seeking to elect a candidate of their own race.