Voting Rights
Established in 1965, the Voting Rights Project has worked to protect the gains in political participation since passage of the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) that same year. Since its inception, the Voting Rights Project has aggressively and successfully challenged efforts that dilute minority voting strength or obstruct the ability of minority communities to elect candidates of their choice.
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Ninth Circuit Rules that Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registrants Violates Federal Law
April 17, 2012- In a decision of national significance, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that voter registration provisions of Arizona’s Proposition 200 violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). 
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ACLU Intervenes in Arizona’s Challenge of the Voting Rights Act
A federal district court has granted the American Civil Liberties Union’s motion to intervene in a suit brought by Arizona challenging a section of the federal Voting Rights Act that helps ensure voting rights are protected.
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Grupos Comunitarios Sin Fin de Lucro Ayudan Ex-Convictos Recuperar el Derecho al Voto en Un Foro Comunitario el 13 de Septiembre
  Contacto: Alessandra Soler al (602) 301-3705 (celular) /602-650-1854 (oficina) PHOENIX – Arizona es uno de 8 estados en la nación que revoca los derechos civiles (incluyendo el derecho al voto) de las personas que cometen ciertos delitos graves y no los reestablece automáticamente tras cumplir sentencia.
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ACLU Moves to Intervene In Voting Rights Act Challenge
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arizona filed a motion in a Washington, D.C. federal court today to intervene in the state of Arizona’s challenge to the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA).
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Provisional Ballots Spoiled By Restrictive State Law, ACLU of Arizona Says
PHOENIX – A restrictive Arizona law helped invalidate thousands of ballots cast in the 2008 election, a new report by the ACLU of Arizona shows. 
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Appeals Court Rules That Arizona Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registrants Violates Federal Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) v. Bennett, No. 08-17115, the Ninth Circuit of Appeals issued a 2-1 opinion which found that Arizona's documentary proof of citizenship requirement for all new voter registrants violates the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) because the NVRA mandates that states "shall accept and use" the federal voter registration form without additional documentation requirements.  
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ACLU Urges Ninth Circuit To Restore Voting Rights to Former Felons In Arizona
PHOENIX - The American Civil Liberties Union is arguing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today that the right to vote should be restored to people with felony convictions in Arizona who have served their terms of prison, parole and probation but are disfranchised because they owe money to the state or because they committed certain offenses not commonly considered serious felonies. 
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ACLU of Arizona Report Shows Widespread Confusion About Arizona’s Felon Disfranchisement Policy
PHOENIX – On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona released a report showing how thousands of Arizonans may be denied their fundamental right to vote.   
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Local Non-Profits to Host Voting Rights Restoration Fair on September 13 at Maryvale Community Center
PHOENIX – Local community leaders representing a broad coalition of non-profit groups from across the Valley will host a "Voting Rights Restoration Fair" on September 13 to help people with felony convictions – who have already served their time – regain their right to vote.
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