LWV Joint Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis Police (Press Release) 1/27/2023 WASHINGTON/MEMPHIS – The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement with the League of Women Voters of Memphis-…
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About American Voting Rights? (Blog) 1/18/2023 The fight for voting rights is ongoing. One way to fight for a stronger future is to make sure we're up to date on our history. How well will you do…, 3. The following are forms of legalized racial discrimination that effectively barred Black people from the polls... a. Poll taxes b. Literacy…, 7. Women had the right to vote in this territory as early as 1869... a. Wyoming b. New Mexico c. Nevada d. Washington 8. The following voting…
STATEHOUSE: League of Women Voters' Emporia Branch begins second year of vote-tracking effort (News Clips) 1/16/2023 This story was originally published by KVOE. The League of Women Voters’ Emporia branch will be busy the next few months. Why, you might ask? It’s…
Two-Year Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection (Press Release) 1/6/2023 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States’ president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following…
Electoral Count Reform Act Passes in Senate Omnibus Bill (Press Release) 12/22/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States's CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate's…
11 Ways You Protected Democracy in 2022! (Blog) 12/15/2022 2022 was a groundbreaking year in our democracy. We witnessed: a midterm election where voters came out in droves to take a stand against…, 1. You Protected 17.7 Million Voters with Legal Action With anti-voter laws on the rise in the wake of the 2020 election, you supported our work on…, 4. You Implemented Fair Congressional Maps 2022 marked the end of the most recent redistricting cycle, during which congressional maps were drawn…, 8. You Learned More About SCOTUS Rulings, Election Laws, and More In a year filled with legal-ese and complex political strategy, you stayed…
Voter Challenge Laws as a Suppression Tactic (Blog) 12/13/2022 This blog was written by legal intern Clay Goetz. “You can’t vote here.” In some states, a verbal accusation like that is all it takes to challenge…, Pre-election challenges question a voter’s eligibility to be registered to vote. They strain the resources of the officials preparing for an election…, The Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections was forced to go through each of the 37,500 claims to assess its merits just months before…, In May 2011, in Southbridge, Massachusetts, baseless challenges were filed against Latino/a voters by partisan poll watchers, leading to emergency…
Neptune Woman Helps Formerly Incarcerated Register to Vote (News Clips) 12/13/2022 This profile was originally published by Asbury Park, NJ, Patch. Helping the formerly incarcerated re-enter society and register to vote is a…
The Latest Threat to the Voting Rights Act: Merrill v. Milligan (now Allen v. Milligan) (Blog) 12/8/2022 *On June 8, 2023, SCOTUS reached a positive ruling in this case, upholding a lower court ruling that Alabama must create a second majority Black…, The VRA created remarkable remedies and protections to ensure that no one is prevented from participating in the political process because of their…, Cases brought under Section 2 have historically involved two types of violations: 1) Vote dilution; and 2) Vote denial…, Merrill v. Milligan is a straightforward vote dilution case, with an outcome dictated by Supreme Court precedent. As Justice Kagan noted during oral…
Supreme Court hears case to determine who controls elections (News Clips) 12/8/2022 This story was originally published by Nexstar. The future of who controls elections is up for debate in a Supreme Court case. It started as…