Kentucky Voting Rights Restoration Scheme Challenge
Lostutter v. Beshear
Lawsuit filed by eight disenfranchised individuals with prior felony convictions challenging Kentucky’s voting rights restoration scheme.
Felony Disenfranchisement
North Carolina Felony Disenfranchisement Liability Law Challenge (Federal Court)
North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit challenging a North Carolina law that imposes criminal penalties on residents who vote while on parole, probation or post-release supervision for a felony conviction.
Louisiana Voter Registration NVRA Challenge
Voice of the Experienced v. Ardoin
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), Power Coalition for Equity and Justice and the League of Women Voters of Louisiana against Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) challenging the state’s policy regarding re-enfranchisement for “suspended” voters.
Alabama Felony Disenfranchisement and Voter Registration Form Challenge
Thompson v. Merrill
Class action lawsuit filed on behalf of individual plaintiffs who are not registered to vote in Alabama due to a prior felony conviction, Greater Birmingham Ministries and a class of unregistered citizens who are otherwise eligible to register to vote but have been convicted of a felony.
Florida Voter Registration Form Challenge
League of Women Voters of Florida v. Byrd
Lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP challenging Florida’s statewide voter registration application that was adopted in 2013.
Virginia Voting Rights Restoration Scheme Challenge
Hawkins v. Youngkin
Lawsuit filed on behalf of an individual who is disenfranchised due to a former felony conviction and a nonprofit organization that supports formerly incarcerated individuals challenging Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement policy.
Minnesota Felony Disenfranchisement Challenge
Schroeder v. Simon
Lawsuit filed on behalf of four individuals with prior felony convictions challenging provisions of Minnesota law that restore the right to vote to individuals with former felony convictions “only upon discharge.”
Tennessee Absentee Ballot Application Felony Challenge
Lichtenstein v. Hargett
Lawsuit filed by civil rights groups against Tennesee officials challenging a state law that makes it a felony to “give[] an application for an absentee ballot to any person” if you are not an employee of an election commission.
Alabama Voter Purge NVRA Challenge
Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Merrill
Lawsuit filed by Greater Birmingham Ministries against Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) due to his refusal to produce records of voters who were purged.
Tennessee Out-of-State Felony Disenfranchisement Challenge
Falls v. Goins
Lawsuit challenging Tennessee law regarding out-of-state felony disenfranchisement.