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ACLU Calls for Correction of Damaging Letter to Orange County Voters (10/20/2006)
ORANGE, CA. -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today asked Secretary of State Bruce McPherson and Orange County Registrar Neal Kelley to immediately correct a damaging letter sent to thousands of registered voters in Orange County earlier this month. The letter, written in Spanish and purportedly sent by a group called the California Coalition for Immigration Reform, said that immigrants could face jail time and deportation if they showed up at the polls on Election Day.

ACLU Asks Justice Department to Monitor Election Day in Virginia (10/20/2006)
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA -- Citing a pattern of voter suppression, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today asked the U.S. Department of Justice to send federal election observers to Chesterfield County on Election Day, November 7, 2006.

ACLU of Florida Issues Voter Empowerment Cards in English, Spanish and Creole to Inform Voters of Their Rights at the Polls (10/18/2006)
MIAMI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today announced statewide distribution of palm-sized cards informing Floridians about their voting rights when going to the polls this November. The cards are available in English, Spanish and Creole through the state and regional offices as well as local chapters.

Gerrymandering Practices Subvert Democracy, NYCLU Testifies (10/17/2006)
NEW YORK -- The New York State Legislature must end the political redistricting practices that have denied New Yorkers their constitutionally protected right to a meaningful vote, the New York Civil Liberties Union told state lawmakers today.

ACLU of Northern California Launches Every Vote Counts" Campaign (10/11/2006)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, working closely with probation offices, public libraries and community-based organizations throughout northern and central California, announced today that it will inform thousands of individuals with felony convictions that they have the right to vote if they are off parole, on probation or have completed probation. Nearly 350,000 individuals are on probation in California.

Federal Court Halts Arizona’s Harmful Voter ID Law (10/05/2006)
PHOENIX – The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona today announced today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order that will enjoin Arizona from implementing Proposition 200’s voter ID requirements in connection with the upcoming November 7 elections.

ACLU Condemns House Vote on Legislation Placing Undue Burden on Americans’ Right to Vote (09/20/2006)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today expressed its disappointment with the House passage of a bill placing undue and unnecessary burdens on Americans’ fundamental right to vote. H.R. 4844, the "Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006," requires voters to present a government-issued photo ID in order to vote in federal elections. In addition, beginning in 2010 voters would be required to present a photo ID that was issued based on proof of citizenship in order to vote. The measure passed by a vote of 228-196.

ACLU of Ohio and Voting Rights Groups Challenge Voter Intimidation Provision (08/29/2006)
CLEVELAND, OH -- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio along with the Brennan Center, Lawyers’ Committee and the ACLU Voting Rights Project filed a lawsuit challenging a voter intimidation provision in Ohio law that unfairly burdens naturalized U.S. citizens.

ACLU of Arkansas and State Green Party Win in Third Party Ballot Access Case (08/23/2006)
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- A federal judge in Little Rock today agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union that Arkansas’ rule for getting third party candidates on the ballot is unconstitutional.

South Dakota Ordered to Comply with Voting Rights Act (08/22/2006)
ST. LOUIS, MO -- The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed a final federal appeals court decision affirming the redrawing of legislative district lines in South Dakota to ensure there is no discrimination against Native American voters. The decision came in Bone Shirt v. Hazeltine, a case originally brought by the ACLU on behalf of four Native American voters in December 2001, after the South Dakota legislature redrew the boundaries of the state's 35 legislative districts.