Press Releases
Oct 28, 2020
ACLU Report Identifies Critical States and Counties at High Risk of Ballot Interference Against Voters of Color
Discounting Mail-In Ballots Will Disenfranchise Communities of Color and Distort Election Outcomes in Key Counties in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Racial Justice
Oct 28, 2020
ACLU Urges Clerks to Inform Michigan Voters: Photo ID is Not Needed to Vote
DETROIT – Michigan registered voters can vote without photo identification if they do not have picture identification, or they did not bring it with them to vote. The American Ci...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 28, 2020
Connecticut Department of Correction In Violation of COVID-19 Lawsuit Settlement
HARTFORD –In a letter to lawyers for the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC), the ACLU of Connecticut announced “systemic patterns of non-compliance by the Department of...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 27, 2020
More than Half of County Clerk Websites in Utah Score over 90% in Survey of Essential Election Information
But several county webpages lack basic information about the election
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 27, 2020
Victory: Federal Appeals Court Affirms Sumter County Court-Drawn Maps for School Board Elections
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling that Sumter County Board of Education’s Redistricting Violated the Voting Rights Act
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 27, 2020
Detroit City Clerk and ACLU of Michigan Announce that the Backlog of Absentee Ballots Will Be Sent to Voters
Voters urged to cast their ballots early for the November 3rd Election
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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Washington, D.C.Dec 2025
Civil Liberties
Voting Rights
United States V. Evans. Explore Case.United States v. Evans
Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers. -
GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.