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Court Orders That All Votes Be Counted in Medina Election

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Friday, November 20, 2009
King County Superior Court Judge James Doerty today ordered King County election officials to count all ballots for a Medina City Council seat on which a candidate’s name is clearly written.
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Meet the Plaintiffs in the ACLU Lawsuit Challenging the Modern Form of Poll Tax

News Release, Published: 
Friday, November 20, 2009
Plaintiff statements for Madison v. State.
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House Holds Hearing on Bill To Improve System for Restoring Voting Rights

News Release, Published: 
Friday, November 20, 2009
On Monday, February 28, the House State Government Committee held a hearing on legislation backed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington to fix our state’s unfair and ineffective procedures for restoring the right to vote to ex-offenders.
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ACLU Provides Guidance on Voting Rights

News Release, Published: 
Friday, November 20, 2009
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington today submitted a friend-of- the court brief to provide guidance in understanding the state’s complex system for restoring voting rights to individuals who have served time in prison. The brief was filed in Chelan County Superior Court in the case challenging the outcome of Washington’s gubernatorial election.
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ACLU Helps Man Regain the Right to Vote

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Friday, November 20, 2009
A man who was wrongfully denied the right to vote for years has regained the franchise, with help from the ACLU. Read his story and the court documents related to his case.
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Borders v. King County

The ACLU submitted an amicus brief in a lawsuit by a candidate who claimed that illegal votes were cast in the 2005 state governor’s election by persons previously convicted of a felony.

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