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** CLC Lawsuit Enabled 9,000 Ballots To Count in New York’s 2020 Election ([link removed])
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CLC achieved a victorious settlement in a lawsuit filed to prevent New York from erroneously rejecting voters’ mail ballots. Due to the changes in state law that this lawsuit inspired, the rejection rate for mail ballots fell from 14% in the 2018 general election to 4% in the 2020 general election, and nearly 9,000 people were able to address deficiencies in their ballots and have them counted.

These changes to New York’s election rules will permanently apply to all future elections, ensuring that the procedures for reviewing signatures on mail ballots are applied more fairly and helping more voters participate.

This reform is long overdue and will ensure voters are more confident that their ballot will be counted should they choose to vote by mail in future elections. CLC will continue to fight for the freedom to vote nationwide.

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** CLC Victory: Appeals Court Upholds Michigan’s Independent Redistricting Commission ([link removed])
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The Sixth Circuit has now twice upheld Michigan’s citizen-approved anti-gerrymandering reform in two separate appeals. This reaffirms the right of Michiganders to ensure that elections are decided by voters, not politicians.

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** Following CLC Complaint, FBI Investigates Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Fundraising Activities ([link removed])
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It’s good that CLC's research and complaint triggered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate; however, this is yet another example of the DOJ taking the lead on investigating campaign finance violations, rather than the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which should be doing so.

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** VIDEO: CLC’s Danielle Lang Testifies Before U.S. House on Barriers To Voting ([link removed])
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It’s time to enact national standards for voting to ensure all of us have a say in key decisions that affect our lives.
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** CLC Files Suit To Block Kansas’ Anti-Voter Law ([link removed])
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The lawsuit, filed on behalf of VoteAmerica and the Voter Participation Center, seeks to block enforcement of a new Kansas law restricting the distribution of advance mail ballot applications to voters in the state.

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** How Ranked Choice Voting Can Increase Inclusivity and Voter Participation ([link removed])
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The trend toward adopting RCV in many jurisdictions across the country, including in New York City, is encouraging. More places should consider joining them to give their voters a greater say and decrease partisan polarization.

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** VIDEO: CLC’s Jo Deutsch Shares Her Story for Pride Month ([link removed])
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Jo has been a lobbyist for about 35 years, and prior to CLC, Jo was the federal director at Freedom to Marry. For Pride Month, Jo shares her story, and how people's voices make an impact on Capitol Hill and beyond.
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** A Warm Welcome to Our 2021 Summer Law Interns! ([link removed])
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The summer interns are current law students who will work with CLC's full time staff to help advance our work, including pushing for the enforcement of campaign finance laws, and against felony disenfranchisement and partisan gerrymandering. Welcome, team!

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