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The Human Cost of Houseplants: Labor Conditions of Florida’s Plant Nursery Workers

This report exposes the hidden labor crisis behind America's booming houseplant industry and makes the case for a worker-driven accountability model that has already delivered real improvements for workers in other industries.

Research
Demos
WeCount!
Partners for Dignity and Rights
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The Costs of Implementing Documentary Proof of Citizenship Bills

As states across the country consider Documentary Proof of Citizenship (DPOC) requirements in the wake of the federal SAVE Act’s reintroduction, one fundamental issue has gone largely overlooked: What do these laws actually cost states?

Research
Lata Nott
Victoria Hammitt
Neda Khoshkhoo
Nick Harper
Joshua Harmon
Lucas Della Ventura
Demos
The Campaign Legal Center
State Voices
Woman voting

Language Access & State Voting Rights Acts

Effective language access is essential for ensuring that every voter can fully participate in our democracy. Our new case study examines how the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) has become a model for expanding language access beyond what federal law requires.

Research
Angelo Ancheta

Mays v. LaRose

Challenge to Ohio's practice of denying pre-trial detainees jailed in the days proceeding an election access to an absentee ballot.

Case
Updated April 2, 2020
Ohio
Decided

Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. LaRose (Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. Husted)

Challenge to Ohio’s practice of targeting voters for removal from the registration rolls if they fail to cast a ballot in a two-year period.

Case
Updated March 31, 2020
Ohio
Pending

Amicus Brief: Following Primary Date Change, Ohio Must Extend Its Voter Registration Deadline to Comply with the NVRA

Brief submitted on behalf of Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute and the League of Women Voters of Ohio 

Litigation

Missouri Must Extend Its Voter Registration Deadline in Light of the State's Newly Declared Municipal Election Date

Notice Letter to Missouri Governor Michael Parson and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft Re: New June 2, 2020 Municipal Election Date Due to COVID-19

Testimony and Public Comment

Ohio Must Allow Citizens to Register to Vote Up to 30 Days Prior to New Primary Date

Notice letter to the Ohio Secretary of State that aspects of the state's COVID-19-related election directive violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

Testimony and Public Comment

Complaint for Emergency Injunctive Relief in Florida Primary

The global coronavirus pandemic threatens to disrupt the Presidential
Preference Primary election in Florida. The extension of vote-by-mail options and other accommodations at polling places is necessary.

Litigation

The State of Florida Must Take Action to Protect the Vote During the COVID-19 Crisis

We're asking Florida to immediately implement new procedures as a result of this crisis

Testimony and Public Comment
Chiraag Bains
Gilda Daniels
Judith A. Browne Dianis
Rachel Gilmer
Jess Unger
Andrea Mercado
Debbie Soto

Ohio Should Increase Opportunities for Absentee Voting During the COVID-19 Crisis

We urge Ohio to take immediate action to ease and modify absentee ballot
laws so that thousands of voters are not disenfranchised during Ohio’s March 17, 2020 primary.

Testimony and Public Comment
Brenda Wright
Jen Miller
Ezra Rosenberg
Pooja Chaudhuri

Demos Supports New York Bill Proposing Statewide Ban on Employment Credit Checks

One New York State bill would interrupt the cycle of discrimination that comes with employment credit checks.

Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub

Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Voye, et al.

We're defending the rights of Allegheny County voters against a lawsuit that seeks to purge thousands from the voter roll.

Case
Updated March 2, 2020
Pennsylvania
Pending