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NAACP sues Virginia officials, accusing them of disenfranchising student voters
The NAACP and Advancement Project contend rejected registrations impose discriminatory burdens on students at multiple Virginia universities, risking voter suppression ahead of key statewide elections.
- Civil-Rights groups filed a federal lawsuit in Virginia alleging state and local election officials unlawfully reject student voter registration forms for missing dormitory or campus-mailbox details.
- According to the complaint, multiple jurisdictions reject student registrations missing dorm details not requested by Virginia's official form, violating the Materiality Provision and constitutional protections, while the Virginia Department of Elections has not explained its policy.
- Among campuses cited in the complaint are Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, George Mason University, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University, while a Brennan Center for Justice analysis found students often face residence-address and mailbox challenges.
- With Tuesday just hours away, the complaint warns rejected registrations could suppress turnout among young voters on college campuses and plaintiffs ask the court to block rejections over missing dorm details.
- The lawsuit arrives amid broader national concerns about student voting access as John Powers, Legal Director of the Advancement Project, said thousands of young voters on Virginia college campuses risk disenfranchisement this year.
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Virginia MercuryCivil rights groups accuse Virginia officials of illegally blocking campus voters
Civil-rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit in Virginia alleging that state and local election officials are unlawfully rejecting student voter registration forms because they lack dormitory names, room numbers or campus mailbox information — details that the groups say are both irrelevant and discriminatory. The NAACP Virginia State Conference and co-counsel Advancement Project lodged the suit — titled NAACP Virginia State Conference v. Jo…
NAACP sues Virginia officials, accusing them of disenfranchising student voters
The NAACP has sued Virginia state election officials, accusing them of disenfranchising students by rejecting voter registration forms from students that do not include details like dormitory names, room numbers and campus mailbox information.
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