Colorado Voter Intimidation Challenge

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Montana Wyoming State Area Conference of the NAACP, League of Women Voters of Colorado and Mi Familia Vota against the United States Election Integrity Plan (USEIP) challenging the group’s voter intimidation practices. The complaint alleges that USEIP uses public voter lists “to target and intimidate voters,” including by showing up at their houses, taking pictures of their residence, asking how they voted in the 2020 election and questioning them about fraudulent ballots. The plaintiffs argue that USEIP is engaging in voter intimidation by scheme of “deploying armed agents to knock on doors throughout the state of Colorado,” possibly dissuading voters from casting ballots in future elections in violation of Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act and the Ku Klux Klan Act. The lawsuit asks the federal court to immediately stop USEIP’s “door-to-door campaign of voter harassment.”

A trial in this case is was held from July 15 – 18, 2024. On July 18, the judge found the plaintiffs had not presented enough evidence to prove voter intimidation and ruled in favor of the defendants, ending the case.

STATUS: On Aug. 16, 2024, the plaintiffs appealed this case to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Litigation is ongoing.

Last updated: November 19, 2024 2:47 pm EST