LWV Statement on 2020 Election Night (Press Release) 11/4/2020 WASHINGTON – League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following joint statement…
Judge’s Ruling Protects 127,000 Harris County, Texas, Votes Cast by Drive-Thru Polling (Press Release) 11/2/2020 HOUSTON—Today, a federal judge ruled that votes cast by drive-thru polling in Harris County, Texas, will not be invalidated after a challenge to the…
LWV Intervenes to Protect More Than 120,000 Voters in Texas Drive-Thru Polling (Press Release) 11/1/2020 The attempt to disenfranchise more than 120,000 voters who lawfully cast their ballots during early voting is disgraceful and un-American.
Federal Judge Halts Planned Voter Intimidation in Minnesota (Press Release) 10/29/2020 A federal district court judge ruled in favor of CAIR-MN and LWV of Minnesota, granting a preliminary injunction in a move that prohibits private mercenary contractor Atlas Aegis from moving forward…
Voting Rights Organizations Celebrate Important Victory in Case to Stop Illegal Voter Intimidation in Minnesota (Press Release) 10/24/2020 CAIR-MN and LWV of Minnesota today celebrated a major victory in their federal lawsuit against a private mercenary contractor, Atlas Aegis, for voter intimidation in Minnesota.
California Lawsuit Blocking President’s Order Excluding Undocumented Individuals from Census Heads to the US Supreme Court (Press Release) 10/23/2020 A federal judge ruled in City of San Jose, California v. Trump that the president’s executive order to block undocumented individuals from being counted in the U.S. Census is unconstitutional.
LWV Statement on Reports of Foreign Influence in 2020 Election (Press Release) 10/22/2020 Foreign actors have used American voter registration data to create distrust in our democratic process.
Voting Rights Groups Respond to SCOTUS Ruling on Pennsylvania Ballot Receipt Deadlines (Press Release) 10/20/2020 In a 4-4 decision, the US Supreme Court today ruled that Pennsylvania mailed ballots postmarked by Election Day will be counted if they arrive before 5:00 pm on Friday, November 6.
Minnesota Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Private Mercenary Contractor (Press Release) 10/20/2020 CAIR-MN and LWV of Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit against a private mercenary contractor, Atlas Aegis, for voter intimidation in Minnesota.
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Decision Establishing Ballot Cure Process in LWV of Texas Case (Press Release) 10/19/2020 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay in Richardson v. Texas Secretary of State, which exempts the state from requiring a notice and cure process for absentee ballots cast in the 2020…