NAACP Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Louisiana's Voting Requirements for November and December Elections
August 04, 2020
August 04, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 30:
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and law firm Covington & Burling, LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana's failure to ensure all eligible voters can vote safely in the upcoming elections amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit challenges both Louisiana's restrictions on the use of absentee mail-in ballots and its redu . . .
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and law firm Covington & Burling, LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana's failure to ensure all eligible voters can vote safely in the upcoming elections amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit challenges both Louisiana's restrictions on the use of absentee mail-in ballots and its redu . . .