Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Jan 06, 2021
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Urges Congress to Certify, Uphold the Will of the Voters
WASHINGTON — While a dozen senators have stated their plans to object when members of Congress meet today to count and confirm the Electoral College votes, the American Civil Lib...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 06, 2021
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Finding of Voting Rights Violations in East Ramapo School Board Elections
NEW YORK – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today upheld a federal district court ruling that the method the East Ramapo Central School District used to elect sch...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Dec 22, 2020
NYCLU on NY Establishing Automatic Voter Registration
ALBANY, N.Y. — Today Governor Cuomo signed automatic voter registration into law, establishing a system that will make voting more accessible and expand the electorate in New Yor...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Dec 19, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia Demands Cobb County to Stop Mass Challenges to Voter Eligibility
ATLANTA – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia sent a demand letter to the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration regarding the mass challenges to voter eligibility of 16,024 Georgia vot...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Dec 18, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia Demands Elections Officials to Stop Mass Voter Eligibility Challenges to Hundreds of Thousands of Voters
ATLANTA – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia sent an open letter to Georgia elections officials regarding the mass challenges to voter eligibility of 364,541 voters while the runoff election is...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Dec 18, 2020
SPLC, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia File Amicus Brief on behalf of AME Church, Other Voting Rights Organizations in RNC Lawsuit Concerning Dropbox Hours in Runoff Elections
ATLANTA – Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia, representing the African Methodist Episcopal Church and other interested parties, filed an amicus...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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