In the Know: COVID-19 Voting Litigation (Blog) 8/10/2020 A national overview of the League’s COVID-related voting rights cases In early January, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued the first public…
LWV of Rhode Island and Partners Celebrate Decision Upholding Waived Witness/Notary Requirement (Press Release) 8/10/2020 Groups Stand Ready to Defend Voting Rights as Decision Is Appealed to Supreme Court Last week, a First Circuit Court judge upheld the ruling…
LWV of Pennsylvania Files Lawsuit to Protect Absentee Voters in General Election (Press Release) 8/7/2020 PITTSBURGH—Mail-in voting is a critical tool to ensure voters can participate in democracy while protecting their health during the COVID-19 pandemic…
People Powering the Vote: League Leaders and the fight for the VRAA (Blog) 8/6/2020 Today is August 6th, 2020. It has been 244 days since the Voting Rights Advancement Act passed the U.S. …
Federal Judge Orders Notice and Cure Process for Absentee Ballots in LWV North Carolina Case (Press Release) 8/5/2020 Over 100,000 Voters Will Be Protected in November with New Process GREENSBORO—Late today, a federal judge ruled in the League of Women Voters…
LWVUS Calls on Congress to Act on Institutional Violence Against Black Communities (Legal Document) 8/4/2020 LWVUS joined 189 organizations addressing Congressional leadership and standing in solidarity with Black Women’s Reproductive Justice advocates…
LWV of Ohio Files Lawsuit to Correct Flawed Signature Match Process for Absentee Ballots (Press Release) 7/31/2020 COLUMBUS—Today, the League of Women Voters of Ohio and the A. Philip Randolph Institute filed a lawsuit, along with an individual Ohio voter,…
FY20 Litigation Wrap-Up: A Comprehensive Review of Cases Leagues Are Engaged in Across the Country (Article) 7/29/2020 BY THOMAS TAI 7/29/2020 COVID-19 has upended America’s election systems. With federal standards varying by state, the …
League Joins letter calling for Congress to Protect Basic Human Needs in Pandemic (Legal Document) 7/29/2020 The League joins its partners addressing Congress and asking for new pandemic relief legislation that protects and meetings basic human needs to…
Rhode Island Drops Vote-By-Mail Requirements That Put Voters at Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic (Press Release) 7/28/2020 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The state of Rhode Island has agreed to eliminate witness/notary requirements for vote by mail throughout the 2020…