Voting After a Climate Emergency (Blog) 10/17/2024 Every person deserves to have their voice heard. No one should lose that opportunity because they’re the victims of a climate disaster.We put together this guide on what you can do in the wake of a…
Victory! Alabama Voter Purges Put to a Stop (Press Release) 10/16/2024 Today, Campaign Legal Center, Alabama voters and civil rights groups successfully defended naturalized Americans who were unfairly purged from Alabama’s voter rolls. A federal judge halted Alabama’s…
Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice v. Allen (Legal Case) 10/16/2024 LWV Alabama and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Alabama Secretary of State from wrongfully purging voters from the rolls
Climate Change's Impact on Rural Women and Girls (Blog) 10/15/2024 The changes now occurring to the climate system around the world affect us all, particularly women and girls. By 2050, it “will push up to 158 million more women and girls into poverty and lead to…
Public Interest Groups Urge US and Wisconsin Attorney Generals to Investigate Illegal Voter Intimidation (Press Release) 10/15/2024 WASHINGTON, DC (October 15, 2024) – Free Speech For People issued a letter today to US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Wisconsin Attorney…
LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes (Press Release) 10/9/2024 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LWVFL, with SPLC, filed emergency litigation to reopen Florida's voter registration after Gov. DeSantis missed extending the Oct. 7 deadline.
Lawsuit Challenges Recent Voter Roll Purges in Virginia Preventing Eligible US citizens from Voting (Press Release) 10/7/2024 Today, the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights and LWV filed a federal lawsuit against the state for unlawful voter roll removals.
Voting Rights Advocates Move to Intervene in Suit to Protect 5,000 Georgia Voters at Risk of Removal from the November Election Rolls (Press Release) 10/2/2024 DeKalb, Georgia — Today, the League of Women Voters of Georgia, Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, New Georgia Project, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, A. Philip Randolph Institute,…
OCA-Greater Houston v. Esparza (consolidated as La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott) (Legal Case) 10/1/2024 Lawsuit challenging Texas' SB 1, which imposed strict ID requirements for mail-in ballots, a restriction on assisting voters who need help completing or returning their ballots
Voting Rights Groups and Voters File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional New Hampshire Voting Law (Press Release) 9/30/2024 The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, Coalition for Open Democracy, Forward Foundation, and five current and future voters filed a federal lawsuit today challenging HB 1569, a new, significant…