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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Voters and Voting Rights Organizations Praise Injunctions of Multiple SEB Rules
ATLANTA — This week, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Cox issued an order permanently enjoining several recently-adopted Georgia State Election Board (SEB) rules, including two rules related to certification of elections and a rule mandating the hand-counting of ballots. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney also issued a ruling last night blocking the SEB’s hand-counting of ballots rule…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Alabama City Will No Longer Prosecute Residents for Falling Behind on Their Trash Bills
CHICKASAW, Ala. — The city of Chickasaw, Alabama, is working with the SPLC to nol pros (i.e., dismiss) pending criminal charges for delinquent sewer and garbage payments. As a good faith gesture, the city also is agreeing to place a moratorium on new prosecutions for residents who have fallen behind on their garbage and sewage bills.…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Embarks on Tour Spotlighting Racial, Environmental and Socioeconomic Disparities Throughout Mississippi
The Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour will combine community listening sessions, townhall meetings and site visits to hear from people that are impacted by limited access to much needed resources
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Files Emergency Motion on Behalf of LWVFL and FL NAACP to Extend Voter Registration Deadline as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced emergency litigation on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) and the NAACP Florida State Conference (FL NAACP) to reopen the voter registration period in Florida. This motion comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis failed to extend the Oct. 7 deadline, which…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC, ACLU Prevents 230 Georgia Voters from Possible Voter Roll Purge
Motion Led to Case Dismissal on Voter Registration Deadline Day
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Files Emergency Intervention on Behalf of Georgia Advocacy Groups
GALEO Latino Community Development Fund and Common Cause Georgia Seek to Prevent Georgia Voter Roll Purge
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC Urges Policymakers to Prevent Hate-Fueled Crimes During Hate Crimes Awareness Month
Latest FBI report shows significant increases in anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim crimes
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Report Reveals the High Price of Florida’s Incarceration of Black Children
Florida’s school-to-prison pipeline imprisons children as young as 7 years old
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC Demands Action to Address Surge of Hate Crimes
WASHINGTON — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) responded to the release of the FBI 2023 Hate Crime Statistics Act report by, once again, calling for Congress to expand community-based, prevention efforts and make hate crime reporting mandatory by law enforcement agencies across the country. The 2023 report documented 11,862 total hate crimes, including significant increases…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Applauds Federal Agency Action to Expand Voter Registration
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday action to make it easier for users of HealthCare.gov to access nonpartisan, voter registration information on Vote.gov. “Millions of Americans across the Deep South rely on HealthCare.gov to secure health insurance for themselves and their families,” said LaShawn Warren, chief policy officer for the…