New York Times: Covid-19 Changed How We Vote. It Could Also Change Who Votes. (News Clips) 6/14/2020 COVID-19 is causing a shift in how elections will be held.
Voting Rights Groups File Intervenor Motion to Protect Voters during COVID-19 (Press Release) 6/10/2020 The League of Women Voters of California and partners filed a motion to intervene in a case brought in response to Gov. Newsom’s executive order requiring mail-in ballots to be automatically sent to…
League Joins Statement Reaffirming Founding Principles of the United Nations as COVID Recovery Begins (Article) 6/3/2020 Last week, the League joined hundreds of other organizations calling on the United Nations to take robust action around COVID19 recover and response. The letter, written on behalf of the …
League Joins Partners Calling for Congressional Action on Police Violence (Legal Document) 6/2/2020 LWVUS joined a letter with over 400 civil rights organizations calling on Congress to implement needed policing reforms.
League Supports CORE Act (Legal Document) 6/2/2020 LWVUS joined a coalition of groups supporting the Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act (CORE Act).
Digital Media Content for Promoting VOTE411 Videos (Article) 6/1/2020 Help us spread the word this election season by sharing our digital assets.
LWV of Michigan and LWV of Detroit Join Voter Purge Case (Press Release) 5/29/2020 A federal judge granted a motion to intervene to the League of Women Voters of Michigan and Detroit in a case which seeks to force the City of Detroit to conduct an aggressive purge of their voter…
Legal battles over voter roll purges heat up as mail-in ballot fight continues (News Clips) 5/28/2020 Attempts to suppress votes through voter purges have led to legal battles.
LWV of Kentucky Challenges Voter ID and Absentee Ballot Requirements during COVID-19 (Press Release) 5/27/2020 The League of Women Voters of Kentucky filed a federal lawsuit asking the court to invalidate the state’s recently-passed picture ID requirement for voting.
COVID-19, the Census, and Redistricting (Blog) 5/27/2020 Because of COVID-19, the Census has been forced to propose changes to its operating timeline and the dates for sending data regarding apportionment and redistricting.