Chelsea Collaborative v. Galvin
What's at Stake
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Massachussetts, and others filed a lawsuit in Massachussetts challenging the state鈥檚 requirement that eligible voters register 20 days before an election. The arbitrary deadline interferes with the fundamental right to vote and unnecessarily disenfranchises voters.
Summary
The groups asked the Suffolk Superior Court to declare the 20-day deadline for registering to vote in advance of the election unconstitutional and allow the clients to vote in the election on November 8. This arbitrary deadline interferes with the fundamental right to vote and unnecessarily disenfranchises voters. The suit asked specifically in the short-term for several individual voters to be able to vote this election. The lawsuit was filed by the 老澳门开奖结果 of Massachussetts, the 老澳门开奖结果 National鈥檚 Voting Rights Project, the the law firm Ropes & Gray LLP, on behalf of several individual named plaintiffs, the Chelsea Collaborative and the organization MassVOTE.
鈥淢any states currently recognize that voter registration deadlines are unnecessary, arbitrary, and obsolete in a digital age," said Sean Young, senior staff attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果's Voting Rights Project. "States across the country are adopting Election Day registration. It is time for Massachusetts to abolish its 20-day arbitrary cutoff and remove this obstacle once and for all.鈥
Legal Documents
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11/07/2016
Chelsea Collaborative v. Galvin - Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Date Filed: 11/07/2016
Affiliate: Massachusetts
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11/02/2016
Chelsea Collaborative v. Galvin - Complaint
Date Filed: 11/02/2016
Affiliate: Massachusetts
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07/24/2017
Chelsea Collaborative v. Galvin - Decision and Order
Date Filed: 07/24/2017
Affiliate: Massachusetts
Press Releases
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Voter Registration Ruling
Disenfranchised voters and civic groups challenge Massachusetts' 20-day voter registration cutoff law