Arctic Village Council v. Fenumiai (Legal Case) 1/19/2024 LWV of Alaska and co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Alaska state court, arguing the lack of a notice and cure process for absentee ballots violated the Alaska Constitution.
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose (HB 458 challenge) (Legal Case) 12/19/2023 LWV Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against a new state law restricting assistance to voters with returning absentee ballots
OCA-Greater Houston v. Esparza (consolidated as La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott) (Legal Case) 11/29/2023 Lawsuit challenging the Texas’s voter suppression legislation, Senate Bill 1, which imposes strict ID requirements for mail-in ballots, a restriction on helping voters who need help completing or…
Fitz-James v. Ashcroft (Legal Case) 11/21/2023 LWV of Missouri filed an amicus brief to support plaintiffs’ efforts to rewrite a misleading and inaccurate summary of a ballot initiative protecting abortion rights
League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston (Legal Case) 9/29/2023 The LWV Arkansas and individual plaintiffs filed a federal court challenge to Arkansas’ requirements for absentee ballots, seeking remedial action prior to the November 2020 election
Richardson v. Texas Secretary of State (Legal Case) 9/7/2023 Lawsuit filed on behalf of voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, the League of Women Voters of Texas, Austin Justice Coalition, and Coalition of Texans with Disabilities challenging the state’s signature…
State of Ohio ex rel One Person One Vote v. Ohio Ballot Board (Legal Case) 6/12/2023 LWV Ohio filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs arguing ballot language describing a proposed amendment to the Ohio constitution was illegally biased and misleading
League of Women Voters of Arizona v. Lions of Liberty (now AARA v. Jennings) (Legal Case) 5/22/2023 Federal lawsuit by LWV of Arizona challenging voter intimidation by defendants Lions of Liberty and Clean Elections USA. The groups were conducting surveillance of voters using ballot drop boxes.
Ball v. Chapman (Legal Case) 2/8/2023 LWV of Pennsylvania and partners filed an amicus brief advocating that timely received mail and absentee ballots with dating errors or omissions should be counted
League of Women Voters of South Dakota v. Noem (Legal Case) 2/2/2023 Lawsuit by LWV South Dakota and LWVUS challenging South Dakota’s new residency requirements for petition circulators gathering signatures for ballot initiatives and candidacy petitions.