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Oct 29, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Warns Iowa County Auditors to Follow Law in the Face of Requests for Mass Voter Removals Shortly Before Election
DES MOINES, Iowa — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Iowa have sent letters to all county auditors in Iowa and the Iowa Secretary of State to ensure they follow stat...
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Oct 25, 2024
Groups Secure Temporary Order to Halt Georgia Mass Voter Challenges
ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, and Akerman LLP successfully obtained a temporary restraining order yesterday to resto...
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Oct 22, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-SC and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sue South Carolina DMV, Election Commission Over Denial of Voter Registration Opportunities to Thousands of 17-year-olds 
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) has unlawfully denied young, eligible South Carolinians the opportunity to register to vote, an ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of S...
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Oct 16, 2024
Court Blocks Georgia’s New Hand Counting Rule in Victory for Voters
ATLANTA — A state court today permanently blocked the Georgia State Election Board’s new rule requiring the hand counting of ballots in the upcoming November election. Earlier ...
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Oct 16, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court Orders Elections Officials to Let Thousands of Nebraskans with Felony Convictions Vote
***Speakers will address today’s decision at a press conference in Omaha at 12:30 P.M. CDT this afternoon. Please email spetto@aclunebraska.org for location details or a link to the livestream.***
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court case: Spung v. Evnen
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