Plaintiffs Gear up for Voter ID Hearing (News Clips) 7/9/2014 Organizers of lawsuits filed in response to the Voter Identification Act passed in North Carolina last year hope a federal judge will delay…
Hearing on N.C. Voter ID Law Draws National Attention (News Clips) 7/9/2014 For Rev. John Mendez, longtime activist and pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, voting is more than just casting a ballot in a…
Judge to Examine NC Voter ID Law (News Clips) 7/9/2014 A North Carolina law passed last year that requires voters to present photo identification and eliminates same-day voter registration has been called…
Battle for Black Voters' Rights Rages on in North Carolina (News Clips) 7/9/2014 Midterm elections are right around the corner, and for the North Carolina NAACP and the Advancement Project, this month represents a do-or-die moment…
North Carolina's Voter Law Tested in Federal Court Monday (News Clips) 7/9/2014 North Carolina’s new voter law will be tested in court Monday, as a federal judge hears arguments in a lawsuit filed to block the legislation from…
Justice Department Sues North Carolina Over Voter ID Law (News Clips) 7/9/2014 A North Carolina judge will decide whether portions of the state’s voter ID law, described as “discriminatory” by critics, should be implemented or…
Judge to Hear Arguments Monday on New NC Election Law (News Clips) 7/9/2014 A federal judge is preparing to hear arguments from civil rights groups that want to prevent some elements of North Carolina's new voting law from…
School’s Out. Have You Registered to Vote? (Blog) 7/9/2014 This spring, approximately 40 volunteer League of Women Voters teams in 14 states participated in our 2014 High School and Community College Voter…
League Supports Reintroduction of DISCLOSE Act (Legal Document) 7/8/2014 The League joined a letter to U.S. Senators urging them to pass the DISCLOSE Act of 2014. The DISCLOSE Act would ensure that voters know the identity…
Celebrate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)! (Blog) 7/3/2014 This Independence Day marks 48 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into law. FOIA grants any person the right to…