Promoting Access to the Ballot
Frank v. Walker: Fighting Voter Suppression in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s voter ID law is one of the harshest in the country and requires voters to produce one of a few specified forms of photo identification in order to vote. This restriction imposes a substantial burden on the right to vote by requiring photo identification that many voters do not have, and that many voters cannot easily obtain, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. In addition, the Wisconsin voter ID law violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits the use of voting practices that have a negative impact on racial and language minorities. The law has a disproportionate impact on black and Latino voters, who are twice as likely to lack photo ID accepted for voting in Wisconsin compared to white voters.
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19 Promoting Access to the Ballot Cases
Kansas
Jul 2016
![Belenky v. Kobach](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Belenky v. Kobach
On September 21, 2013 the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Kansas filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas’ two-tiered voter registration system. The complaint charges that eligible voters are being divided into separate and unequal classes, in violation of the Kansas Constitution’s equal protection guarantees.
Status: Ongoing
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![Belenky v. Kobach](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Kansas
Promoting Access to the Ballot
Belenky v. Kobach
On September 21, 2013 the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Kansas filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas’ two-tiered voter registration system. The complaint charges that eligible voters are being divided into separate and unequal classes, in violation of the Kansas Constitution’s equal protection guarantees.
Jul 2016
Status: Ongoing
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![Griffin v. Pate](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
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Griffin v. Pate
Jun 2016
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Jun 2016
![Eva Eason](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/Eva Eason-600x400.jpg)
Eason v. New York State Board of Elections
The American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Advocates sued the New York State Board of Elections and Department of Motor Vehicles over online voter registration that is inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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![Eva Eason](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/Eva Eason-600x400.jpg)
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Voting Rights
Eason v. New York State Board of Elections
The American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Advocates sued the New York State Board of Elections and Department of Motor Vehicles over online voter registration that is inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Jun 2016
Status: Closed (Settled)
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Ohio
Apr 2015
![NAACP v. Husted](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
NAACP v. Husted
Ohio voters will gain greater access to the ballot in a settlement announced April 17, 2015 by the American Civil Liberties Union. The agreement with Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted stems from a federal lawsuit, NAACP v. Husted, which challenged Ohio’s attempt to slash early voting opportunities.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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![NAACP v. Husted](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Ohio
Promoting Access to the Ballot
NAACP v. Husted
Ohio voters will gain greater access to the ballot in a settlement announced April 17, 2015 by the American Civil Liberties Union. The agreement with Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted stems from a federal lawsuit, NAACP v. Husted, which challenged Ohio’s attempt to slash early voting opportunities.
Apr 2015
Status: Closed (Settled)
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