Hoffmann v. New York Independent Redistricting Commission (Legal Case) 2/28/2024 LWV New York filed an amicus brief arguing against allowing a redraw of New York’s congressional maps before the 2024 elections
Voting and Disability Rights Advocates Take Legal Action to Protect Mississippi Absentee Ballot Law (Press Release) 2/22/2024 GULFPORT, Miss. — Voting and disability rights advocates are asking to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Mississippi Republican Party and Republican National Committee that seeks to overturn a…
A Woman, a Dad, and a League of Women Voters (News Clips) 2/14/2024 This story was originally published in Bar Harbor Story. The Southwest Harbor woman was growing up in Florida when she heard about the League of Women Voters trying to get people who were convicted…
League of Women Voters of Florida v. Lee (now League of Women Voters of Florida v. Byrd) (Legal Case) 2/8/2024 LWV Florida and co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction to prevent enforcement of SB90, which creates new restrictions on ballot drop boxes, line warming, voter…
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (Legal Case) 2/8/2024 LWV Wisconsin filed a state court lawsuit to ensure certain missing address information on absentee ballot envelopes did not disenfranchise voters.
Ahead of Primary Election, Wisconsin Court Rejects State Legislature's Effort to Block Absentee Voter Protections (News Clips) 2/8/2024 MADISON, Wisc. — Today, The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Law Forward, Fair Elections Center and Stafford Rosenbaum LLP issued the following statement after the Wisconsin Court of…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging President to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 2/1/2024 The League signed onto a letter to the President urging him to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case) 1/24/2024 The League of Women Voters of Florida sued the Florida legislature and Florida officials for violating the state constitution by enacting district maps that were racial and partisan gerrymanders
GA State Conference of the NAACP v. Raffensperger (consolidated as In re: Georgia Senate Bill 202) (Legal Case) 1/22/2024 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
LWVUS Submits Comments on First Phase of Environmental Justice Scorecard (Legal Document) 1/19/2024 The League submitted comments to the Council on Environmental Quality in response to its request for information on Phase One of the Environmental Justice Scorecard, an executive order-directed…