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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Hoffard v. County of Cochise

4:20-cv-00243 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: June 3, 2020

Closed Date: Nov. 2, 2022

This is a case about a disabled voter's right to be given public accommodations in order to vote.  On June 3, 2020, plaintiff, a registered Arizona voter with multiple physical disabilities that limit her ability to walk and stand, filed suit in the District Court of Arizona against Defendants, Cochise County and the Elections Director of Cochise County. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on August 27, 2020 claiming that Defendants  discriminated against her on the basis of her disability due…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Augustine v. Avoyelles Parish

1:06-cv-01662 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2006

Closed Date: Oct. 18, 2010

On September 26, 2006, three plaintiffs, who are all African American and registered voters of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Defendants include the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury and the nine members of the Policy Jury in their official capacities. The case was assigned to the Honorable Dee D. Drell, United District Judge. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the Constitut…
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United States of America v. State of Illinois

1:10-cv-06800 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 22, 2010

Closed Date: Dec. 31, 2012

This case was filed on behalf of the United States by the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Voting Section ("DOJ") to enforce provisions of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ("UOCAVA"), 42 U.S.C. Sections 1973ff to 1973ff-7, as amended by the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act ("MOVE Act"), Pub. L. No. 111-84, Sections 575-589 (2009).  These laws protect the voting rights of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters ("UOCAVA Vot…
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Brown v. Bowen

2:12-cv-05547 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 26, 2012

Closed Date: Oct. 9, 2012

This is a case about the legality of California's "top two" system for state and congressional office whereby all candidates for a particular office appear on the same primary ballot and only the top two, regardless of party affiliation, participate in the general election. On June 26, 2012, Plaintiff, an African American voter and lifelong member of the Democratic party, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California after two Republican party candidates w…
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Williams, Jr. v. Black

3:20-cv-00465 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: March 20, 2020

Closed Date: April 29, 2022

This is a case alleging a false accusation and conspiracy committed by a state trooper, a retail employee, and a district attorney's office against an individual in Pennsylvania.  On March 20, 2020 the individual pro se plaintiff filed a civil rights complaint in United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania while he was an inmate at the State Correctional Institution, Smithfield, PA. The plaintiff alleged violations of his civil rights regarding his 2019 arrest and prose…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Daunt v. Benson

1:20-cv-00522 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 9, 2020

Closed Date: Feb. 16, 2021

This case alleged that the State of Michigan failed to maintain accurate voter registration records in violation of the National Voter Registration Act.  On June 9, 2020, Plaintiff, a registered Michigan voter, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against the Michigan Secretary of State and the Director of Michigan Bureau of Elections for a single claim for violation of the National Voter Registration Act.  Plaintiff alleged that Defendants failed t…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Dodge v. Lee

6:22-cv-00221 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2022

Closed Date: Aug. 5, 2022

This case concerns the constitutionality of Florida’s requirement that candidates for political office take an oath regarding the candidate’s registered membership in a political party. On February 4, 2022, two Florida residents running for the U.S House of Representatives filed a pro se lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against the Florida Secretary of State, Florida Attorney general, and the Supervisor of Elections of Brevard County. The plaintiffs claimed …
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Mckay v. Goins

1:15-cv-00224 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2015

Closed Date: Feb. 5, 2016

This case is about voter registration requirements in the State of Tennessee.  On October 14, 1998, Plaintiff initially filed an action against the State of Tennessee, Hamilton County, and various individual government employees asserting that Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-2-116, which requires disclosure of a social security number on the voter registration form, violated the Privacy Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-579, § 7, 88 Stat. 1896, 1909 (1974); the National Voter Registration Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg…
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Malnes v. Arizona

3:16-cv-08008 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2016

Closed Date: July 5, 2016

Plaintiff in this case challenged an Arizona Statute that barred a resident of the state from registering to vote unless such resident has not been convicted of treason or a felony, unless restored to civil rights, alleging the statute violated the Plaintiff’s right under the 15th and 26th amendments of the U.S. Constitution. On January 20, 2016, the Plaintiff filed a complaint against the State of Arizona and the Secretary of State of Arizona, alleging the State of Arizona violated the Plainti…
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Allen v. Waller County, Texas

4:18-cv-03985 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 12, 2018

Closed Date: April 14, 2022

This case involved allegations that county officials failed to allocate sufficient time for early voting during the 2018 general election cycle to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) (a historically Black university) in the State of Texas as compared to the other surrounding areas. Individual students and a student and alumni organization PVAMU, represented by NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund attorneys, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Div…