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After the 2000 presidential election, the NAACP received numerous complaints about voter irregularities in Florida. The NAACP held a public hearing in Miami to provide a forum for disenfranchised voters. Although the NAACP sent the hearing transcript to the Justice Department for investigation, no action was taken.  On January 10, 2001, the NAACP joined other organizations to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of voters against Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, the Director of the Florida Division of Elections Clay Roberts, and Georgia Corporation Database Technologies for unfair voting practices.
After the 2000 presidential election, the NAACP received numerous complaints about voter irregularities in Florida. The NAACP held a public hearing in Miami to provide a forum for disenfranchised voters. Although the NAACP sent the hearing transcript to the Justice Department for investigation, no action was taken.  On January 10, 2001, the NAACP joined other organizations to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of voters against Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, the Director of the Florida Division of Elections Clay Roberts, and Georgia Corporation Database Technologies for unfair voting practices.