Problems at the Polls: Primary Election Updates from National and State Organizations on Voting Issues

by Press | Mar 17, 2020 | Press Releases

Join the 6:00pm ET press call Washington, DC (Tuesday, March 17) – Today at 6:00pm ET, national, state and Native voting rights leaders will hold a telephone press briefing to provide updates on the problems and challenges experienced by voters...

Legal hotline for voters available; lawmakers’ return to Springfield uncertain

by Press | Mar 17, 2020 | Newsclips

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s move to close primary polls because of coronavirus spawns confusion, criticism

by Press | Mar 17, 2020 | Newsclips

Coronavirus chaos at the polls as primaries proceed in 3 of 4 states

by Press | Mar 17, 2020 | Newsclips

(The Fulcrum) Chaos reigned Tuesday in all three states that pressed ahead with their Democratic presidential primaries in the face of the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic. Legions of poll workers, who are mainly older people and therefore in greatest danger of...

How Illinois Can (and Should) Prevent COVID-19 From Disenfranchising Voters

by Press | Mar 16, 2020 | Press Releases

CHICAGO and WASHINGTON, DC (March 16, 2020) Yesterday, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in conjunction with the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a letter to the Illinois State Board of Elections and the Illinois Attorney General’s...