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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction of Alabama SB1
Today, in an important victory for Alabama voters, the Eleventh Circuit left in place a court order that temporarily blocks Alabama from prosecuting people and organizations who assist voters who are blind, disabled, or lack the ability to read or write in completing and submitting their absentee ballot applications. 
LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LWVFL, with SPLC, filed emergency litigation to reopen Florida's voter registration after Gov. DeSantis missed extending the Oct. 7 deadline.
League of Women Voters' VOTE411 Launches New Campaign Finance Feature to Empower Voters
WASHINGTON —The League of Women Voters announced the launch of a new campaign finance feature on VOTE411, its one-stop-shop for nonpartisan election-related information. This…
VOTE411 de la Liga de Mujeres Votantes lanza una nueva herramienta de financiamiento de campañas electorales para empoderar a los votantes
La Liga de Mujeres Votantes anunció el lanzamiento de una nueva herramienta de financiamiento de campañas electorales en VOTE411, su sitio web integral de información imparcial sobre elecciones. 
Lawsuit Challenges Recent Voter Roll Purges in Virginia Preventing Eligible US citizens from Voting
Today, the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights and LWV filed a federal lawsuit against the state for unlawful voter roll removals.
Voting Rights Advocates Move to Intervene in Suit to Protect 5,000 Georgia Voters at Risk of Removal from the November Election Rolls
DeKalb, Georgia — Today, the League of Women Voters of Georgia, Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, New Georgia Project, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, A. Philip Randolph Institute, and Common Cause Georgia, represented by Advancement Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Southern Poverty Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Arnold & Porter, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that is currently pending in state court (DeKalb County Superior Court)
Federal Court Rules that Anderson City Council Must Draw Fair Maps
Indianapolis –  A federal judge has ruled that the Anderson, IN, City Council’s failure to draw fair council maps violates the US Constitution and fair maps must be drawn.   
Federal Court Strikes Down Major Provision of Texas Voter Suppression Bill, S.B. 1
A federal court ruled Saturday against a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 in a victory for voting rights in the state.
Voting Rights Groups and Voters File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional New Hampshire Voting Law
The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, Coalition for Open Democracy, Forward Foundation, and five current and future voters filed a federal lawsuit today challenging HB 1569, a new, significant, and unconstitutional change to New Hampshire’s voting laws that would create needless barriers to vote and remove some options that people are able to use when registering to vote. The groups are represented by the ACLU of New Hampshire, American Civil Liberties Union, and Ropes & Gray LLP.
League of Women Voters Statement on the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act
The League of Women Voters of the US supports the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act to ensure voters can cast ballots free from fear.

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