Fighting Voter Suppression
League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump
On March 25, 2025, in a sweeping and unprecedented Executive Order, President Trump attempted to usurp the power to regulate federal elections from Congress and the States. Among other things, the Executive Order directs the Election Assistance Commission—an agency that Congress specifically established to be bipartisan and independent—to require voters to show a passport or other citizenship documentation in order to register to vote in federal elections. If implemented, the Executive Order would threaten the ability of millions of eligible Americans to register and vote and upend the administration of federal elections.
On behalf of leading voter registration organizations and advocacy organizations, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and co-counsel filed a lawsuit to block the Executive Order as an unconstitutional power grab.
Status: Ongoing
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New Hampshire
Mar 2025
Fighting Voter Suppression
Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan
This lawsuit challenges HB 1569, a new law that will make New Hampshire the only state to require every person to produce documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote for both state and federal elections. It also challenges HB 1569’s elimination a preexisting protection for voters—namely, an affidavit option that allowed voters who faced surprise challenges to their eligibility at the polls to swear to their qualifications and cast a ballot. Accordingly, HB 1569 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution by placing substantial burdens on New Hampshirites at all stages of the voting process, and will arbitrarily disenfranchise hundreds, if not thousands of qualified voters.
Georgia
Oct 2024
Fighting Voter Suppression
Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. v. Georgia
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and partner organizations have sought to intervene in this case to represent the rights of voters and voting-rights organizations in a case challenging a number of rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board. We challenge a rule that requires that the number of votes cast be hand counted at the polling place prior to the tabulation of votes. This rule risks delay and spoliation of ballots, putting in danger voters’ rights to have their votes count.
Texas
Oct 2024
Fighting Voter Suppression
OCA-Greater Houston v. Paxton
Texas has growing Hispanic and Black populations that helped propel record voter turnout in the November 2020 election. The Texas Legislature responded to this increased civic participation with an omnibus election bill titled Senate Bill 1—SB 1 for short—that targeted election practices that made voting more accessible to traditionally marginalized voters like voters of color, voters with disabilities, and voters with limited English proficiency. Since 2021, SB 1 has resulted in tens of thousands of lawful votes being rejected, and it remains a threat to democracy in Texas.
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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Collins v. Adams
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Kentucky, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Covington & Burling filed a federal lawsuit over Kentucky’s failure to take appropriate action to ensure eligible voters can safely cast a ballot in the November general election given the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Collins v. Adams
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Kentucky, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Covington & Burling filed a federal lawsuit over Kentucky’s failure to take appropriate action to ensure eligible voters can safely cast a ballot in the November general election given the COVID-19 outbreak.
Court Case
Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Benson
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Michigan, Arnold & Porter, and Goodman Acker filed a lawsuit on May 22, 2020, challenging Michigan’s requirement that absentee ballots be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Benson
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Michigan, Arnold & Porter, and Goodman Acker filed a lawsuit on May 22, 2020, challenging Michigan’s requirement that absentee ballots be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
Court Case
Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, Campaign Legal Center, and law firm Fried Frank filed a federal lawsuit challenging Rhode Island’s witness/notary requirements for voting by mail throughout the 2020 elections.
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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, Campaign Legal Center, and law firm Fried Frank filed a federal lawsuit challenging Rhode Island’s witness/notary requirements for voting by mail throughout the 2020 elections.
Court Case
Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Chambers v. State of North Carolina
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of North Carolina, and Sullivan & Cromwell filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot witness requirements that needlessly put North Carolinians at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
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Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Chambers v. State of North Carolina
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of North Carolina, and Sullivan & Cromwell filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot witness requirements that needlessly put North Carolinians at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Court Case
Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
People First of Alabama v. Merrill
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Alabama have joined a lawsuit brought by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program seeking to ensure no eligible Alabama voter is denied the right to vote in the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
People First of Alabama v. Merrill
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Alabama have joined a lawsuit brought by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program seeking to ensure no eligible Alabama voter is denied the right to vote in the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.