Thursday, August 26, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) sent a letter to Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin urging him to institute emergency election protocols for statewide October and November 2021 elections due to the ongoing pandemic. the Secretary of State is authorized to propose an emergency plan for elections. Secretary Ardoin previously issued […]
Thursday, June 24, 2021 | news
On June 22, 2021, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) sent a letter to urging Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to veto S.B. 224, H.B. 704, and H.B. 138, three restrictive voting bills passed by the state legislature earlier this month. Signing these bills into law would erode the voting rights of Louisianans, […]
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) in partnership with the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice sent a letter to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin urging them to use their executive authorities to postpone the October 9, 2021 and November 13, 2021 elections in […]
Monday, June 17, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted a letter to officials in Hazlehurst, GA requesting they reopen Precinct 1 Polling Place. The letter urges them to approve this reopening during Jeff Davis County election officials’ upcoming meeting on June 18, 2019. We support this reopening because its closure and resulting distance voters have been forced to travel puts an unnecessary burden on Black […]
Monday, June 17, 2019 | ldf-at-work
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to the Gulfport City, Mississippi Council regarding redistricting plans and urging members to adopt Community Plan 7 or 8 presented by LDF. Gulfport’s demographics, voting patterns, the experiences of Black people in the area, and more demand that the Council adopt a redistricting plan that more fairly […]
Friday, March 25, 2022 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. submitted written testimony urging Connecticut legislators to support S.B. 471 An Act Concerning Elections and State Voting Rights. The bill, strongly modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, would implement critical measures to protect the right to vote in Connecticut. The protections outlined include strengthened […]
Saturday, May 25, 2024 | news
Today, LDF sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler urging the leaders to reintroduce the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act (JPA) in the 118th Congress and ensure the bill includes provisions that will fundamentally transform our public safety systems to […]
Thursday, October 20, 2022 | news
Today, LDF sent a letter urging Beaufort County, South Carolina officials additional early voting centers for the November 2022 election in Beaufort County, and to do so in locations that are more accessible for Black voters. South Carolina law authorizes counties, including Beaufort County, to designate up to seven early voting centers for an election. […]
Monday, September 30, 2024 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to the Atlanta City Council expressing support for Atlanta’s Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative (PAD), which provides critical services for Atlanta’s most vulnerable residents—important services that are in jeopardy unless funding is extended immediately. The letter conveys that it is no exaggeration to state that PAD’s services […]
