Learn more about the lawsuits shaping voting rights, redistricting and elections by exploring Democracy Docket’s comprehensive database of cases. Click on any case to find a brief summary of the lawsuit and all relevant filings in the “case documents” section.
State of Florida v. Department of Homeland Security
Lawsuit filed by the state of Florida and Florida Department of State against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, challenging the federal government’s refusal to provide citizenship status information.
Secure Families Initiative v. Raffensperger
Lawsuit filed by Secure Families Initiative (SFI) against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), members of the state election board and Cobb County Board of Elections and Voter Registration challenging a provision of Senate Bill 189 under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), the Civil Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights v. Beals
Lawsuit filed by the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights, League of Women Voters of Virginia and League of Women Voters of Virginia Education Fund against Virginia Commissioner of Elections Susan Beals, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) and all five members of the Virginia State Board of Elections challenging the state’s recent voter purge efforts.
Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan
Lawsuit filed by Coalition for Open Democracy, League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, The Forward Foundation and five voters challenging New Hampshire’s recently enacted voter suppression law, House Bill 1569.
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Raffensperger
Lawsuit filed by the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP and Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) challenging provisions of Senate Bill 189 under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the U.S. Constitution.
Florida Rising Together v. Byrd
Lawsuit filed by Florida Rise Together challenging the state’s exact match policy, which requires certain identifying information on a voter’s registration application to exactly match information in a state or federal database.
Henderson v. Abhiraman
Lawsuit filed by the DeKalb County Republican Party and a voter against members of the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections (BRE) challenging their refusal to consider voter challenges.
Brandtjen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Lawsuit filed by Wisconsin State Rep. Janel Brandjten (R) against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) and its administrator, Meagan Wolfe, challenging the state’s participation in a multistate voter roll database with a third-party organization, the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).
New Hampshire Youth Movement v. Scanlan
Lawsuit filed by New Hampshire Youth Movement (NHYM) against New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) challenging the state’s new law requiring proof of citizenship for voting.
Brown v. Paxton
Lawsuit filed by Travis County’s tax assessor and county commissioners against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson (R) challenging the state’s campaign that seeks to prevent county officials from facilitating voter registration and participation.