Mississippi Archives

ACRU v. Noxubee County (MS) — Consent Decree

By ACRU Staff|2017-01-25T16:05:50-05:00January 25th, 2017|

JACKSON, MS. (January 25, 2017) — Election officials in Mississippi’s Noxubee County, long known for corrupt election practices, signed a court-approved consent decree on Jan. 24 with the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU), agreeing to clean up and maintain the county’s voter rolls.
The ACRU had filed a lawsuit in November 2015 with evidence that the county had more registered voters than legally eligible residents and had not maintained its voter rolls as required by the National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter Law). During at least three recent elections (2010, 2012 and 2014) the county had well over 100 percent registration rates.
“This is the fourth Mississippi county we’ve […]

ACRU v. Clarke County (MS) — Consent Decree

By ACRU Staff|2015-11-30T16:20:17-05:00November 30th, 2015|

ALEXANDRIA, VA (Nov. 30, 2015) – The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) has settled a federal lawsuit against the Clarke County, Mississippi Election Commission, marking the third time a Mississippi county has agreed by consent decree to clean up its voter rolls.
In July, ACRU, represented by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), sued the county for having more voters on the rolls than living citizens. The lawsuit, filed by PILF and Mississippi attorney Henry Ross, alleged a violation of Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which requires maintenance of accurate voter rolls.
In 2013, the ACRU secured Section 8 agreements with Walthall and Jefferson Davis […]

ACRU Sues Notorious Mississippi County

By ACRU Staff|2015-11-17T17:44:53-05:00November 17th, 2015|

On Thursday, Nov. 12, the ACRU filed a lawsuit against a fourth Mississippi county for its corrupted voter registration rolls.

ACRU Files Complaint Against Noxubee County (MS)

By ACRU Staff|2015-11-16T16:04:04-05:00November 16th, 2015|

ALEXANDRIA, VA (Nov. 16, 2015) — The American Civil Rights Union on Thursday, Nov. 12, filed a lawsuit against a fourth Mississippi county for its corrupted voter registration rolls.
This time, it was against Noxubee County, which has a long history of vote fraud and voter intimidation.
As with the other three counties, voter rolls maintained by Noxubee contain more people registered to vote than citizens eligible to vote, according to the lawsuit, filed on ACRU’s behalf by the Public Interest Legal Foundation. The complaint argues that Noxubee County’s election commission is violating Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). It was filed in the U.S. District […]

ACRU Files Complaint Against Clarke County (MS)

By ACRU Staff|2015-07-27T16:02:33-04:00July 27th, 2015|

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Civil Rights Union on July 27, 2015 filed a complaint in federal court against another Mississippi county over its corrupted and inflated voter registrations.
Clarke County voter rolls contain more people registered to vote than citizens eligible to vote. The complaint argues that Clarke County’s election commission is violating Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division.
Read complaint. (PDF 877 KB)

ACRU Wins Second Historic Election Integrity Consent Decree (Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi)

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:59:26-04:00October 21st, 2013|

Another Mississippi county agrees to take dead people, felons and double-registered individuals off its voter rolls.

HATTIESBURG, MS (Oct. 21, 2013) — Officials in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi have signed a consent decree agreeing to clean up voter rolls in accordance with a lawsuit filed in April by the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (commonly called “Motor Voter”).

“So far, we’re batting one thousand on these suits aimed at ensuring election integrity,” said ACRU Chairman and CEO Susan A. Carleson. “It’s on to Texas, where we have already alerted 15 counties that they also have severe voting […]

ACRU v. Jefferson Davis County (MS) — Consent Decree

By ACRU Staff|2013-10-18T16:13:28-04:00October 18th, 2013|

HATTIESBURG, MS (Oct. 18, 2013) — Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi officials have signed a consent decree agreeing to clean up voter rolls in accordance with a lawsuit filed in April 2013 by the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (commonly called “Motor Voter”).
Read consent decree. (PDF 722 KB)

ACRU Wins Historic Election Integrity Consent Decree (Walthall County, Mississippi)

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:59:26-04:00September 24th, 2013|

Mississippi county agrees to take the dead, felons and the double-registered off its voter rolls.

HATTIESBURG, MS (Sept. 4, 2013) — Officials in Walthall County, Mississippi, were sued in April by the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (commonly called “Motor Voter”) for having more registered voters than voting-age-eligible residents.

Today, the parties have settled the case. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi entered a final consent decree that requires the defendants to clean up the county’s voter rolls.

“This is historic and should have been done 20 years ago,” said ACRU […]

ACRU Court Victory Means Dead People, Felons Will Finally be Taken Off Voter Rolls in Mississippi County

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:59:45-04:00September 8th, 2013|

The ACRU landed a major victory this week when a U.S. District Judge in the Southern District of Mississippi signed a consent decree to clean up Walthall County’s voter registration rolls.

ACRU v. Walthall County (MS) — Consent Decree

By ACRU Staff|2013-09-04T16:11:54-04:00September 4th, 2013|

HATTIESBURG, MS (Sept. 4, 2013) — Walthall County, Mississippi officials were sued in April by the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (“Motor Voter”) for having more registered voters than voting-age-eligible residents.
Today, the parties have settled the case. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi entered a final consent decree that requires the defendants to clean up the county’s voter rolls.
Read consent decree. (PDF 714 KB)

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