Thursday, March 22, 2018 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and local voting rights attorney Jim Blacksher sent a letter to Pleasant Grove Alabama Mayor Jerry W. Brasseale urging him to alter the City’s electoral method to give voters of color the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. LDF is investigating Pleasant Grove’s method […]
Thursday, February 4, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc., sent a letter to the Pinellas County School Board regarding their proposed Interagency Agreement between Pinellas County School Board, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Pinellas County Schools Police Department, the University of South Florida, and the municipalities of Belleair, Clearwater, Gulfport, Indian Shores, Kenneth City, Largo, Pinellas Park, St. […]
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund, the South Carolina NAACP, and the ACLU of South Carolina sent a letter to the North Charleston, South Carolina City Council regarding the redistricting process and their obligations under the Voting Rights Act and U.S. Constitution. The letter encourages the North Charleston City Council (“City Council”) to create meaningful opportunities […]
Friday, April 3, 2020 | news
Last night, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the National Governors Association (NGA) requesting that the NGA take action to encourage all governors to impose a moratorium on utility (water and electricity) turn-offs during the COVID-19 pandemic, require the restoration of service for customers previously disconnected, and halt […]
Thursday, March 17, 2022 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU of Mississippi, Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Mississippi Center for Justice, Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, One Voice, and Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson regarding polling place changes and the disproportionate impact these changes had on Black voters. […]
Friday, November 19, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and coalition partners sent a letter to the Mississippi Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment and the Standing Joint Congressional Redistricting Committee regarding their obligations under the Mississippi Open Meetings Act to make all redistricting meetings open to the public. Coalition partners include: the American […]
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Madison County Commission Chairman Dale W. Strong expressing concerns about the system used to elect the Commission’s seven members, which limits the ability of Black voters to elect candidates of their choice and participate equally in the electoral process. The Alabama […]
Friday, February 4, 2022 | news
Today, LDF and coalition partners sent a letter to the Louisiana House and Senate regarding HB1, SB5, and SB20. These proposed redistricting plans run afoul of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because they fail to provide Black voters with an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and to elect candidates of […]
Monday, October 18, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, Campaign Legal Center, Southern Poverty Law 2 Center Action Fund, Voters Organized to Educate, Voice of the Experienced, Louisiana Progress, Fair Districts Louisiana, […]
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 | news
LDF, the South Carolina NAACP, and the ACLU of South Carolina sent a letter to the Lancaster County, South Carolina Council concerning (1) how to involve community members and ensure transparency in the redistricting process and (2) its affirmative obligations to comply with the Fourteenth Amendment and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The […]
