LWVUS Opposes SAVE Act (Legal Document) 5/16/2024 LWVUS joined coalition partners to oppose the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require citizenship documentation to cast…
VICTORY: Judge Permanently Blocks Part of Florida’s Restrictive Voting Law Targeting Nonpartisan Florida Voter Registration Groups (Press Release) 5/15/2024 Today, a federal judge permanently blocked a severely restrictive provision of Florida’s anti-voter law, SB7050, that targeted nonpartisan civic…
LWVUS Opposes Intrusion into D.C. Local Governance (Legal Document) 5/13/2024 LWVUS joined coalition partners in strong opposition to H.R. 7530, the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe (DC CRIMES) Act, and H…
Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities (Blog) 5/6/2024 This blog was written by legal intern Mackenzie Saunders. Voting is a fundamental right. Yet voters with disabilities face persistent barriers to…, Congress passed the VRA in 1965 to remedy longstanding racial discrimination in voting, especially against Black voters in the Deep South. The VRA…, Barriers for Voters with Disabilities While the passage of Section 208 was monumental for the disability rights movement, barriers for voters…, At least 25 states currently restrict who can return another voter’s absentee ballot. In Missouri, you can return a voter's ballot only if you are “a…, Some legislators argue that these laws protect us from voter fraud, but these claims have repeatedly been proven false. The Brennan Center for…, Voters with disabilities aren’t the only ones who can sue under Section 208. These lawsuits can also be brought by organizations that represent and…
League joins ACLU, DEMOS in submitting Comments to CMS (Legal Document) 5/6/2024 The League joined the ACLU and Demos on a federal register notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The request concerns a…