Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Jun 30, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration’s Effort to Gather Details on All Voters in America
NEW YORK — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach sent a letter on behalf of President Trump’s election commission this week seeking details on every registered voter in the cou...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 22, 2017
ACLU Statement on Reintroduction of Voting Rights Advancement Act
WASHINGTON — Congress reintroduced the Voting Rights Advancement Act today. The legislation is meant to strengthen voting rights by responding to the unique, modern-day challenge...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 19, 2017
Supreme Court to Review Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today agreed to review a Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case.
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, had this reaction:
“The...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 08, 2017
Groups Challenge Missouri Voter ID Law Over Lack of Funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the Advancement Project sued Missouri today over its new voter ID law, charging the state failed to provide mandated ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
May 30, 2017
Supreme Court Will Hear Ohio Voter Purge Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court granted Ohio’s petition to hear Husted v. Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI). The case addresses Ohio’s supplemental process, a practice ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 18, 2017
ACLU Launches Multi-State Legal Action on Voting Rights
Seeks Information Related to New Trump Election Commission
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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