Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Dec 16, 2019
Bill to Restore Vote for People on Parole and Probation Passes Legislature, Next Step is Re-Enfranchising People Who Are Currently Incarcerated
TRENTON – A bill to restore voting rights to people on parole and probation passed in both the Assembly and the Senate today and now moves to the Governor’s desk for signing. A...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Nov 04, 2019
ACLU of Georgia Calls on Secretary of State to Stop Removing Citizens from the Voter Rolls
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia has found discrepancies in the Secretary of State’s office list of 330,000 Georgia citizens whose voter registrations it intends to cancel. The li...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 25, 2019
ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee Demand DeKalb County Election Board Adopt Policies to Protect Against Wrongfully Removing Legally Registered Voters from the Rolls
ATLANTA — The ACLU of Georgia and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, on behalf of the New Georgia Project and the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, sent ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 11, 2019
Crystal Mason’s Legal Team Appeals Illegal Voting Conviction
FORT WORTH, Tex. – The ACLU of Texas today presented oral argument in the appeal of Crystal Mason’s five-year sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election. Th...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Crystal Mason v. State of Texas
Aug 20, 2019
ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee Warn DeKalb County Election Board Against Wrongfully Removing Legally Registered Voters from the Rolls
ATLANTA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, on behalf of the New Georgia Project and the Georgia Coalition for th...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 28, 2019
Groups Sue to Block New Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration
Federal lawsuit filed immediately after governor signed bill into law
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
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PodcastDec 2025
Voting Rights
+2 Issues
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 Scotus Briefing. Explore Podcast.What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
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MarylandDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Demarinis. Explore Case.United States v. DeMarinis
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) sued Maryland demanding the release of its full, unredacted voter file, which includes the highly sensitive and personal data of every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of DOJ’s effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Maryland and around the country. -
MaineDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Bellows (amicus). Explore Case.United States v. Bellows (Amicus)
Representing the ACLU of Maine, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Maine filed an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Maine turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including with voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers. -
NevadaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Aguilar. Explore Case.United States v. Aguilar
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) sued Nevada demanding the release of its full, unredacted voter file, which includes the highly sensitive and personal data of every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of DOJ’s effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Nevada and around the country.