Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Galveston Community Stands Together for Review of Redistricting Case

NEW ORLEANS, La. (May 14, 2024) – Today, the en banc hearing in the redistricting case Petteway v. Galveston County concluded. The hearing took place…

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Federal Court Declares North Carolina Racist Voting Law Unconstitutional 

GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 23, 2024) — A federal court has ruled that District Attorneys in North Carolina can no longer enforce a racist law allowing…

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District Court Allows South Carolina’s Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map to Remain in Place for 2024 Election Cycle

COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 28, 2024) — A three-judge district court issued an order allowing South Carolina’s racially gerrymandered congressional map to remain in place for…

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Black Voters in South Carolina Urge Supreme Court to Allow Fair Maps in 2024 Elections 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 25, 2024) —  South Carolina should not be able to hold elections using racially gerrymandered congressional districts in this year’s elections, according…

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Mail Returned as Undeliverable in List Maintenance

Voting rights advocates released a memorandum addressing the challenges and implications surrounding the use of mail returned as undeliverable in voter list maintenance. The memo…

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Voting Rights Organizations Release Report, Recommendations on Mail Deliverability Risks

DURHAM, N.C. (March 20, 2024) — Voting rights advocates released a memorandum this week addressing the challenges and implications surrounding the use of mail returned…

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SCSJ Endorses Federal Voting Rights Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 29, 2024) — Senate Democrats and civil rights leaders announced the reintroduction today of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act…

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SCSJ saddened following passing of League of Women Voters US President 

DURHAM, N.C. (Jan. 31, 2024)— Southern Coalition for Social Justice is mourning the loss of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)…

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SCSJ, Allies Demand Improved Voter ID Rules From State Board of Elections 

DURHAM, N.C. (Jan. 18, 2024) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice and its allies demanded improved, legally compliant voter photo ID rules in a letter…

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Black North Carolinians, voting rights groups file lawsuit against racially discriminatory NC electoral maps

RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 19, 2023) – North Carolina voters and nonpartisan voting rights groups filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the state legislature’s…

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Georgia Court Blocks Racially Gerrymandered Cobb County School Board Map

COBB COUNTY, Ga. (December 15, 2023) — In a win for Black and Latinx voters, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia…

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SCOTUS leaves racially gerrymandered Galveston County map in place for 2024 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 12, 2023) — The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a racially gerrymandered map to remain in place in Galveston County for the…