Voting Rights

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The ACLU of Mississippi proudly champions, protects, and defends YOUR sacred, constitutional right to vote.

Voting is the cornerstone of democracy. It opens the door to bring about systemic change in Mississippi. Voting is the fundamental right from which all of our civil liberties stem. A strong and healthy democracy must include the voices of ALL citizens. But, politicians across the nation continue to engage in voter suppression, to stop citizens from exercising their right to vote.

We are working to:

• Improve access to voting,

• Promote, restore, and protect voting rights for the historically disenfranchised,

• Create public awareness about voting rights, inequities, and accessibility,

• Engage and educate voters on the wider voting issues like redistricting and change through ballot initiatives, and

• Advocate for favorable local, state, and national voting rights policies and legislation.

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The Latest

Publication
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Redistricting Report 2021

Press Release
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Mississippi Legislature's History of Redistricting Abuse Must End, says ACLU of MS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss - Mississippi's redistricting process is underway with statewide hearings being held this month. The ACLU of Mississippi released a report today outlining the ways in which legislators have racially and politically gerrymandered Mississippi's legislative distri
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
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News & Commentary
2021 legislative recap

2021 Legislative Recap: The Good and the Bad

Even with the number of controversial bills coming out of committees in both chambers, we had a very successful 2021 legislative session. Deputy Director Alicia Netterville recaps the accomplishments and setbacks.
Court Case
Dec 20, 2022

Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners

Civil rights advocates challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians.
Court Case
May 18, 2022

White v. Mississippi Board of Election Commissioners

Civic leaders are challenging the Mississippi Supreme Court district lines that have gone unchanged for more than 35 years, because those lines dilute the voting strength of Black residents in state Supreme Court elections, in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the U.S. Constitution.
Court Case
Dec 19, 2019

Thomas v. Bryant (amicus brief)

The ACLU of Mississippi joined a number of other advocacy organizations in an amicus brief supporting the rights of minority voters in ensuring their opportunity to vote remained preserved and uninfringed upon.
Court Case
Aug 11, 2020

Oppenheim v. Watson

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Mississippi, and Mississippi Center for Justice filed a lawsuit on August 11, 2020, seeking to ensure that absentee voting is more accessible to Mississippians during the COVID-19 pandemic.