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The League of Women Voters

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Litigation empowers our fight for the issues that matter most to communities: protecting the right to vote, promoting fair and accessible elections, ending big-money corruption, and reinforcing the dignity that people across the country deserve.

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Henderson v. Abhiraman

LWVGA moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a suit against the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections alleging failure to properly consider challenges to voters’ eligibility.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Quinn v. Raffensperger

LWVGA moved to intervene in a lawsuit alleging Georgia was violating federal and state law by failing to accurately maintain the voter rolls 

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Frazier v. Fulton County Dep’t. of Registration and Elections

Two private citizens filed a federal lawsuit in Georgia against the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections alleging NVRA violations.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

Adams v. Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections

LWV Georgia and LWV Atlanta-Fulton County filed an amicus brief opposing a lawsuit seeking to give election officials discretion on whether to certify elections

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

GA State Conference of the NAACP v. Raffensperger (consolidated as In re: Georgia Senate Bill 202)

LWV Georgia and partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging SB202, which restricted early voting and ballot drop boxes and criminalized giving water and food to voters waiting in line to vote

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington)

The League filed a federal lawsuit to block the Election Assistance Commission from allowing three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / Increasing Voter Registration / / Case Closed