New Hampshire
Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan
This lawsuit challenges HB 1569, a new law that will make New Hampshire the only state to require every person to produce documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote for both state and federal elections. It also challenges HB 1569’s elimination a preexisting protection for voters—namely, an affidavit option that allowed voters who faced surprise challenges to their eligibility at the polls to swear to their qualifications and cast a ballot. Accordingly, HB 1569 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution by placing substantial burdens on New Hampshirites at all stages of the voting process, and will arbitrarily disenfranchise hundreds, if not thousands of qualified voters.
Status: Ongoing
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7 New Hampshire Cases
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Dec 2023
Voting Rights
Brown v. Secretary of State (Amicus)
This case involved a state constitutional challenge to New Hampshire’s 2022 statewide Executive Council redistricting plan, which bore the hallmarks of a stark partisan gerrymander. The ACLU and the ACLU of New Hampshire filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to the map in the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
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New Hampshire Supreme Court
Dec 2023
Voting Rights
Brown v. Secretary of State (Amicus)
This case involved a state constitutional challenge to New Hampshire’s 2022 statewide Executive Council redistricting plan, which bore the hallmarks of a stark partisan gerrymander. The ACLU and the ACLU of New Hampshire filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to the map in the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
New Hampshire
Feb 2019
Voting Rights
Casey v. Gardner
On February 13, 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a federal lawsuit challenging a New Hampshire law that unconstitutionally restricts the right to vote for students, young people, and those new to the state.
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New Hampshire
Feb 2019
Voting Rights
Casey v. Gardner
On February 13, 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a federal lawsuit challenging a New Hampshire law that unconstitutionally restricts the right to vote for students, young people, and those new to the state.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2018
Free Speech
Frese v. Formella – Challenge to New Hampshire Criminal Defamation Law
In December 2018, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s law against criminal defamation on behalf of a man arrested for insulting police online.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2018
Free Speech
Frese v. Formella – Challenge to New Hampshire Criminal Defamation Law
In December 2018, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s law against criminal defamation on behalf of a man arrested for insulting police online.
New Hampshire
Nov 2018
Voting Rights
Saucedo v. Gardner
The ACLU sued New Hampshire for invalidating the absentee ballots of hundreds of voters, many of whom disabled, without warning.
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New Hampshire
Nov 2018
Voting Rights
Saucedo v. Gardner
The ACLU sued New Hampshire for invalidating the absentee ballots of hundreds of voters, many of whom disabled, without warning.