The clock is ticking. With just four months until Election Day, we鈥檙e fighting to stop four voter suppression measures that would keep Americans from casting their ballots.
For those keeping track at home, and for those of you who aren鈥檛 in the know yet, here鈥檚 an update:
North Carolina. North Carolina鈥檚 sweeping voter suppression law, among other things, cuts early voting, bans same-day registration, and prohibits the counting of ballots cast at the wrong precinct. The 老澳门开奖结果 and co-counsel, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, filed suit against this voter suppression, and on May 19 filed a motion to stop the law before the November election. A hearing on our motion is scheduled in federal court in North Carolina on July 7.
Arkansas. On April 24, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas won a court order ruling that Arkansas鈥� strict voter ID law violates the Arkansas Constitution. The trial court, however, halted the decision, permitting the ID law to go into effect for the primary elections. That meant nearly were disenfranchised. On June 24, the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a with the trial court to lift the stay, and block the ID law for the November election. Meanwhile, the case is headed to the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Kansas. The 老澳门开奖结果 is challenging Kansas鈥檚 dual registration system, which segregates voters into two separate and unequal classes: those who can vote in all elections (who need to show a photo ID when they vote), and those who can vote for federal offices only. On June 27, we filed a motion to stop this illegal system, as a violation of Kansas law. A hearing on our motion is scheduled for July 11 in Topeka.
Ohio. The 老澳门开奖结果 is challenging Ohio鈥檚 elimination of a week of early voting, evening voting hours, all but one Sunday of early voting, and same-day registration. Yesterday we filed our motion in federal court to stop these cutbacks before the November elections.
In other summer voter suppression news, our to Iowa鈥檚 unlawful voter purge program is on appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court. Meanwhile, our successful challenge striking down Wisconsin鈥檚 voter ID law is on appeal this summer in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
We need to end these dangerous voter suppression measures before Election Day. For more information about the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 fight against voter suppression, go to /voting-rights.
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