LDF-Backed Lawsuit Featured by The Federalist
Election Day 2022 was a disaster in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. A massive failure by the county to provide enough paper ballots caused voting difficulties across the county. In an order extending the poll hours, Judge Lisa Gelb wrote that voters “were disenfranchised and denied the fundamental right to vote.” …
LDF Files Amicus in Delaware Mail Voting Case
Pending before the Delaware Supreme Court is Higgin v. Albence, a case that challenges the Delaware General Assembly’s power under the state constitution to enact universal mail voting without going through the constitutional amendment process. Lawyers Democracy fund filed an amicus curiae brief in Higgin to lay out for the Court…
Arizona’s “H.R. 1” Initiative Struck from November Ballot in Victory for Election Integrity
On Friday, August 26, 2022, a dangerous initiative that would have wiped away numerous election safeguards in Arizona and substituted them with H.R. 1–style policies failed to qualify for the November ballot after a weeks-long legal battle proving the initiative failed to gather enough valid petition signatures. Lawyers Democracy…
PA Court Overturns Unconstitutional No-Excuse Mail Voting Law
Today, the en banc Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court struck down Act 77, Pennsylvania’s unconstitutional no-excuse absentee voting law, in a Lawyers Democracy Fund (LDF)-backed lawsuit––McLinko v. Commonwealth (No. 224 M.D. 2021) consolidated with Bonner v. Degraffenreid (No. 293 M.D. 2021). Wally Zimolong, Petitioner’s Counsel, stated: We are very pleased…
Ballot Selfies Now Allowed in Colorado
The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has enjoined the enforcement of Colorado’s ban on ballot selfies in Hill v. Williams and Harlos v. Morrisey, though the decision could certainly still be appealed on an emergency basis: U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello enjoined the Denver District Attorney’s…
EAC and Brian Newby Sued for Adding Proof of Citizenship Requirement
A lawsuit has been filed against the Election Assistance Commission and its Executive Director Brian Newby by a coalition of voting groups. The suit alleges that Newby impermissibly changed the instructions on the federal voter registration form to require proof of citizenship to complete a registration in Arizona, Georgia, and Kansas, in…
Native Americans Challenge ND Voter ID Law
Native Americans in North Dakota are seeking an injunction against the state’s voter ID law under the Voting Rights Act. The complaint was filed on January 20, 2016.
NC Voter ID Trial Hears Testimony of State’s Expert
The state began presenting evidence in the North Carolina voter ID trial on Thursday, January 28. Expert for the state Stephan Thernstrom testified, in part, “There’s no evidence that blacks would be burdened by North Carolina’s photo ID requirement.”
North Carolina Voter ID Law Trial Begins
The trial in a challenge to North Carolina’s voter ID requirement in federal district court began Monday, January 25. The trial is expected to last the entire week.