Monday, March 28, 2022 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the NAACP Louisiana State Conference, Louisiana Progress, Black Voters Matter Fund, Progressive Social Network and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice sent a letter concerning the redistricting process for the East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana School Board. The letter reminds the Board of its obligations […]
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice submitted a letter to the Louisiana Secretary of State and Commissioner of Elections to call for immediate actions to ensure that the recent tornadoes in southeast Louisiana do not impede voters from participating in the Saturday, March 26 municipal […]
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today sent a letter to officials in McLennan County, Texas asking that they relieve an election worker from her duties for failing to comply with state election law. During early voting at the Waco Multi-Purpose Community Center, the worker, Bonnie Belanger, reportedly refused to assist voters […]
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | news
Today, LDF sent a letter to county election officials in Florida who are responsible for certifying elections regarding their duties to certify the results of the November 2024 general election under Florida state law. The letter provides guidance to county officials that certification is mandatory under state law, that there are avenues available under state […]
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Fayette County, Georgia Board of Commissioners (BOC) concerning the redistricting process and the BOC’s obligation to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution during the 2021. LDF urges the Board to […]
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) along with the Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League of South Texas, Texoma, and Austin sent a letter to the Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablo urging his office to provide notice to voter registrars and other relevant election officials […]
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Texas Civil Rights Project sent a letter today expressing concerns about the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission’s recommendation to close 87 Department of Public Safety (DPS) offices. These offices issue driver licenses and other identification and provide opportunities for eligible voters to register and update their voter registration […]
Monday, August 19, 2024 | news
In response to County election departments across Texas receiving a recent flood of formal challenges by third-party actors questioning whether voter registrations are valid, LDF and partners at the Texas Civil Rights Project, CLC, and the ACLU of Texas send guidance to all 254 Texas counties urging them to reject all third-party challenges that are […]
Monday, September 27, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) and partner organizations sent letters to the South Carolina House Redistricting Ad Hoc Committee and Senate Judiciary Redistricting Subcommittee to reiterate concerns with the Subcommittees’ failure to provide transparency during the ongoing redistricting cycle. On August 2, 2021, LDF sent a letter with recommendations for public […]
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 | news
A few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) abruptly served notice to the Maryland Department of Transportation, closing LDF’s complaint which challenged the state’s decision to cancel plans for the “Red Line” rail system in Baltimore City. USDOT provided zero explanation for this unfortunate decision. We had long argued that the cancellation of […]
