LWV Statement on Reports of Foreign Influence in 2020 Election (Press Release) 10/22/2020 WASHINGTON – Today League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following…
Voting Rights Groups Respond to SCOTUS Ruling on Pennsylvania Ballot Receipt Deadlines (Press Release) 10/20/2020 Split Court Decision Upholds Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling WASHINGTON—In a 4-4 decision, the US Supreme Court today ruled that…
Minnesota Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Private Mercenary Contractor (Press Release) 10/20/2020 Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota and League of Women Voters of Minnesota sue Atlas Aegis for plans to deploy armed ex-soldiers to…
When it comes to absentee and mail-in voting, what is the notice & cure process? (Blog) 10/20/2020 Due to the pandemic, more people will be voting by mail this year than in any previous election. The New York Times found that this year it is…, In states that do not have these procedures, a mail-in voter could submit their ballot and, because of a technicality, their vote will be…
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Decision Establishing Ballot Cure Process in LWV of Texas Case (Press Release) 10/19/2020 NEW ORLEANS, LA—Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay in Richardson v. Texas Secretary of State, which denies voters a…
League Continues Demand for COVID-19 Relief Package in Congress (Legal Document) 10/13/2020 The League sent a memo to all members of the U.S. House and Senate asking them to prioritize a COVID-19 relief package to aid American families…
Federal Judge Rules Texas Counties Can Have Multiple Absentee Ballot Drop-off Locations (Press Release) 10/10/2020 AUSTIN, TX—Late Friday, a federal judge granted an injunction blocking Governor Greg Abbott’s order limiting Texas absentee ballot drop-off locations…
Federal Judge’s Ruling Blocks Efforts to Limit Pennsylvania Ballot Drop Boxes (Press Release) 10/10/2020 LWV of Pennsylvania and Partners Joined Case as Intervenors to Represent Voter Interests PITTSBURGH, PA—Today, a federal judge issued a ruling…
Judge Rules Against Ohio Ban on Additional Drop Boxes (Press Release) 10/8/2020 UPDATE OCTOBER 9, 2020: The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the district court's decision, allowing the governor's one-per-county…