by Press | Oct 22, 2020 | Press Releases
(NEW YORK) – Two U.S. citizens who made robocalls to purposefully disenfranchise Black voters must be immediately barred from making more robocalls prior to the election, a request for a temporary restraining order motion filed today argues. The two citizens...
by Press | Oct 22, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has activated a growing network of over 23,000 legal volunteers to safeguard voting rights and counter threats to ballot access during the 2020 election season. This network, up from 5,000...
by Press | Oct 20, 2020 | Press Releases
(Jackson, Miss.) – A new ‘notice and cure process’ to give voters a chance to correct minor issues with their absentee ballots and expanded curbside voting were implemented today by Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson for the Nov. 2020 election. A...
by Press | Oct 13, 2020 | Press Releases
(Richmond, Va.)- Virginia’s voter registration deadline must be extended for 48 hours and the state must make a significant effort to inform the public of this change, a lawsuit filed today by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Advancement...
by Press | Oct 12, 2020 | Press Releases
(Anchorage, Alaska) – Alaskans will not need a witness signature on their absentee ballots for the November general election because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled today. The state will also be required to do voter outreach to notify...
