Felon voting registration events held following new law enactment (News Clips) 7/7/2023 This story originally aired on FOX9. It’s been more than a month since over 55,000 Minnesotans re-gained the right to vote, and efforts to…
US Supreme Court Rejects “Independent State Legislature” Theory in Moore v. Harper Elections Case (Press Release) 6/27/2023 WASHINGTON — Today, the US Supreme Court affirmed the role of state court judicial review in a major victory for checks and balances and the…, “For 233 years and counting, no court has ever found that state election laws are unconstrained by state constitutional requirements, because this is…
Voter registration groups in Tallahassee will stop collecting forms (News Clips) 6/26/2023 This story was originally published by WSFU. Some voter registration groups in Tallahassee plan to stop delivering completed forms to elections…
Day in the Life of a Poll Worker (Blog) 6/13/2023 On May 16, 2023, I volunteered as a poll worker in my county for Pennsylvania’s municipal primary election. I recently joined my local League, and by…, When I walked into my session on training day, our facilitator set up two different voting machines and a slideshow with printed instructions on how…, 7am: Polls in Pennsylvania opened. I sat at the check-in table with my first job: placing ballots into the secrecy screen. Check-in operates…, 2pm: One of my favorite parts of the day was learning about all the different election worker responsibilities. While I was assigned to the equipment…
LWVUS joins a letter in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document) 6/12/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics. The coalition asserted…
Statement for the Joint Hearing on American Confidence in Elections (Legal Document) 6/7/2023 Statement for the League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia US House…