LWV Intervenes to Protect More Than 120,000 Voters in Texas Drive-Thru Polling (Press Release) 11/1/2020 HOUSTON – Late Sunday the League of Women Voters of Texas joined ACLU Texas to file a motion to intervene in…
Full and Real Citizenship: Advancing Native American Voting Rights (Blog) 10/30/2020 Native Americans, the first people to inhabit the area now known as the United States, have tragically been disenfranchised for much of the nation’s…
Federal Judge Rules South Carolina Must Not Reject Ballots for Signature Issues (Press Release) 10/27/2020 Injunction in LWV of South Carolina v. Andino prohibits signature match in November election CHARLESTON, SC—Today, a federal judge ruled in…
US Supreme Court Declines to Restore Fail-Safe for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots (Press Release) 10/26/2020 WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court denied the Gear v. Wisconsin State Legislature Plaintiffs’ application, declining to restore…
LWV of Alabama Responds to US Supreme Court Decision Restoring Ban on Curbside Voting (Press Release) 10/22/2020 WASHINGTON—Late Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision granting a stay in People First of Alabama v. Merrill, allowing Alabama…
Civil Rights Groups Highlight New Cure Process for Mississippi Absentee Ballots, Additional Curbside Voting (Press Release) 10/20/2020 Groups voluntarily dismiss lawsuit challenging onerous absentee ballot requirements JACKSON, MS – Today, the League of Women Voters of…
POLITICO: States brace for surge of voter registrations as deadlines near (News Clips) 10/18/2020 This story was originally published by Politico. A cut cable, an equipment failure at a data center, an online traffic overload that crashed a…
LWV of Arizona Statement in Response to Decision in Navajo Nation Voting Rights Case (Press Release) 10/15/2020 SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Yazzie v. Hobbs denying special accommodations for Navajo…
Virginia Voter Registration Deadline Extended to October 15, 2020 (Press Release) 10/14/2020 Action followed a complaint filed by the League of Women Voters of Virginia and partners RICHMOND, VA--In a win for democracy and American’s…