R.I. ACLU v. R.I. State Board of Elections
- Filed: 03/28/2008
- Status: Closed
- Latest Update: Mar 28, 2008
Lawsuit challenging a Board of Elections’ regulation allowing municipalities to conduct same-day registration and voting for President and Vice-President in places instead of city or town hall, despite a statutory mandate to the contrary. Orders were entered requiring restoration of appropriate voting arrangements at each of the municipalities involved.
Sep 11, 2008
ACLU Sues Board of Elections Over November Election Day Voting
The Rhode Island ACLU today filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a recently-adopted Board of Elections’ (“Board”) regulation that the ACLU claims may improperly disenfranchise certain voters on Election Day. The suit, filed by ACLU volunteer attorney Angel Taveras in R.I. Superior Court, specifically addresses the situation of qualified but unregistered voters who have the right, under state law, to go to their city or town hall on Election Day and cast a limited ballot for President and Vice-President.
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Sep 11, 2008
ACLU Sues Board of Elections Over November Election Day Voting
The Rhode Island ACLU today filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a recently-adopted Board of Elections’ (“Board”) regulation that the ACLU claims may improperly disenfranchise certain voters on Election Day. The suit, filed by ACLU volunteer attorney Angel Taveras in R.I. Superior Court, specifically addresses the situation of qualified but unregistered voters who have the right, under state law, to go to their city or town hall on Election Day and cast a limited ballot for President and Vice-President.
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