Dear friend,

Tomorrow morning (Jan. 10) we'll be at the U.S. Supreme Court to defend voting rights and challenge Secretary of State Jon Husted's illegal purges. The outcome of this decision will determine whether states can kick voters off the rolls simply for not voting. Millions of voter registrations could be at stake, as federal and state election officials have set the stage for potential wide-scale voter purges across the country.

As our legal team heads to Washington D.C., we want to send you a short breakdown about the litigation. Here's everything you need to know:

Who: The ACLU of Ohio, ACLU National, Dēmos

What: Husted v. APRI oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court 

When: Wednesday, January 10, at 10 a.m.

Timeline: You may recall hearing about this case in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Now here we are, in 2018, staunchly defending our position in Husted v. APRI. In September 2016, we were victorious at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, where a three-judge panel struck down Ohio’s controversial voter purge as unconstitutional. As a result of our successful litigation, 7,500 eligible Ohio voters were able to cast a ballot in the 2016 election! In February 2017, the state appealed the case to the Supreme Court. In May their petition was granted, and now the battle for ballot access continues.

Paul Smith of the Campaign Legal Center will be delivering the arguments for the plaintiffs.

Plaintiffs: A. Phillip Randolph Institute, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, and Larry Harmon. For more information about Larry, watch this short video!

Sincerely,