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I don't know about you, but we’re tracking 22 active lawsuits about new voter suppression bills passed so far this year. And it feels like a perfect morning to take a look at the cases and what laws they're challenging👇🧵

🐗In Arkansas, @lwvarkansas is suing over 4 new laws: #Act736, #Act973, #Act249 and #Act728. The laws require signature matching on mail ballots, cuts the time frame to return an absentee ballot, enforces stricter ID rules and bans line warming. democracydocket.com/cases/arkansas…

☀️Over in Florida, 4 lawsuits are challenging #SB90.

In the first lawsuit, @LWVFlorida, @BlackVotersMtr, @LULAC and @ActiveRetirees claim that the restrictions on drop boxes, mail voting, line warming and more in #SB90 violate the 1st and 14th Amendments. democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…

.@NAACP_LDF, @DisabilityRtsFL and @CommonCause filed the second suit on the grounds that #SB90's rules on IDs and drop boxes violate the Voting Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the 1st and 14th Amendments. democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…

.@FLRising, @FaithFlorida, @WeAreUnidosUS, Equal Ground Education Fund, @HispanicFed and @PoderLatinx filed the 3rd complaint, arguing that #SB90 places restrictions on voting in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the 1st, 14th and 15th Amendments. democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…

.@SPLCenter, @fairerelections, Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters & @HeadCountOrg are suing Florida on the grounds that #SB90's limits on third-party voter advocacy groups violate the 1st and 14th Amendments. democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…

Also in the Sunshine State, college students and professors are fighting #HB233, claiming that the law's required annual surveys of political views of people on public college campuses in Florida violates their 1st and 14th Amendments rights. democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…

🍑Georgia is on our mind with 8 lawsuits challenging #SB202.

The first #SB202 case was filed by @NewGAProject, @BlackVotersMtr and @RiseFreeOrg and argues that the law's restrictions violate the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment. democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

.@Georgia_NAACP, @LWVGA, @gcpagenda, @GALEOorg, @CommonCauseGA & the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe's lawsuit claims that #SB202's restrictions on voter ID, absentee ballots, out-of-precinct voting and more violate the VRA and the 1st, 14th & 15th Amendments.democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

.@GAMVP, @WomenWatchAfri, @dstinc1913, @ame6th and Latino Community Fund of GA with support from the @NAACP_LDF, @ACLU & @SPLCenter are suing Georgia over #SB202, arguing that the bill violates the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

.@AAAJ_Atlanta filed the 4th lawsuit against the voter suppression law. Their complaint claims that #SB202's restrictions on voter ID, mail ballots, drop boxes and ballot collection violate the 14th and 15th Amendments and the Voting Rights Act. democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

.@VoteAmerica, @VoterCenter and the Center for Voter Information are the fifth group to sue Georgia over #SB202. Their lawsuit claims that the restrictions on absentee ballot applications violate the 1st and 14th Amendments. democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

.@adv_project, @proctorconf, @cbcatl, @ConMijente, @GLAHR_, @FIAnational and others filed the 6th lawsuit against the Peach State’s new voter suppression law, claiming that the law burdens the right to vote in violation of the 15th Amendment. democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

.@CoalitionGoodGv, @Jacksonco_dems and Georgia Advancing Project filed their lawsuit claiming that many aspects of #SB202 violate the 1st Amendment. democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

More recently, the @CivilRights division of @TheJusticeDept filed their own lawsuit against Georgia's #SB202, the first federal intervention in new state voter suppression laws this year. The DOJ's lawsuit claims that the law violates the Voting Rights Act.democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…

🦅Up in Iowa, @LULAC of Iowa is suing the state, claiming that #SF413 violates the state's constitution by creating undue burdens on the right to vote. democracydocket.com/cases/iowa-vot…

🌻In Kansas, 2 lawsuits are challenging voter suppression laws.

@LWVKansas @loud_light, @KansasApple and @TopekaILRC filed a lawsuit against #HB2183 and #HB2332, claiming that the bills' restrictions violate the state constitution. democracydocket.com/cases/kansas-v…

@CampaignLegal, @VoteAmerica and @VoterCenter filed their own lawsuit challenging #HB2332. They argue that the restrictions placed on out-of-state voter advocacy groups violate the 1st and 14th Amendments and the Commerce Clause. democracydocket.com/cases/kansas-v…

🏞In Montana, 3 lawsuits are waiting for their day in court against new voter suppression laws.

@MTDems are suing over #HB176 and #SB169, which end same-day registration and the use of student ID cards for voting in violation of the state constitution.democracydocket.com/cases/montana-…

.@ACLU, on behalf of @wnativevoice and indigenous tribes in Montana, is challenging #HB176 and #HB530, two laws that disproportionately impact Native American voters in the state. They argue that the laws breach the Montana Constitution. democracydocket.com/cases/montana-…

.@forward_montana and local Montana voters and lawyers are suing the state over #SB319, a law that limits voter registration activities on college campuses and more. The complaint alleges that the law violates the 1st Amendment and the state constitution. democracydocket.com/cases/montana-…

🤠Deep in the heart of Texas, two lawsuits are challenging voter suppression laws.

@LULAC of Texas is challenging #SB1111, a law that enforces stricter residency & ID requirements. The lawsuit claims that the law violates the 1st, 14th and 26th Amendments.democracydocket.com/cases/texas-vo…

And the final lawsuit we're tracking is from @votedotorg and challenges Texas's new wet-signature requirement for voter registration applications in #HB3107. The group alleges that the law violates the 1st & 14th Amendments and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.democracydocket.com/cases/texas-on…

If a state passes a new voter suppression bill, we'll be tracking it and will keep you updated on any litigation challenging the law.

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