Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
What's at Stake
The ACLU and Advancement Project are suing Missouri over its new voter ID law, charging it fails to provide mandated funding for voter education, free voter IDs and birth certificates, and training of poll workers.
Summary
The case was filed on behalf of the Missouri NAACP and the League of Women Voters of Missouri. The groups are seeking a temporary restraining order to block the law from being in effect during a local special election on July 11. In-person absentee voting for this election begins this Monday, on June 12. An additional 52 Missouri counties go to the polls on August 8.
The Missouri law, which took effect June 1, mandates that the state fully fund all costs associated with implementing the law, including all costs for related public education, free voter IDs and birth certificates, and training of poll workers. To date, the state has appropriated just a fraction of the amount necessary to cover these costs, even as local and state elections loom.
Legal Documents
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10/30/2018
Opinion
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04/03/2018
Missouri NAACP v. Missouri - Appellants' Brief
Date Filed: 04/03/2018
Affiliate: Missouri
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06/09/2017
Missouri NAACP v. Missouri - Complaint
Date Filed: 06/09/2017
Affiliate: Missouri
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06/09/2017
Missouri NAACP v. Missouri - Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Injunction
Date Filed: 06/09/2017
Affiliate: Missouri
Press Releases
ACLU Comment on Missouri Legislature’s Passage of Bill Granting Mail Voting to All Registered Voters During 2020 Due to COVID-19
Appeals Court Rules Challenge to Missouri’s Voter ID Law Implementation Can Proceed
Groups Challenge Missouri Voter ID Law Over Lack of Funding
