COVID-19, the Census, and Redistricting (Blog) 5/27/2020 COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the way that the Census conducts operations. Because of this impact, the U.S. Census Bureau has been forced to…
LWV of North Carolina Challenges Burdensome Requirements to Register and Vote in November (Press Release) 5/26/2020 Reasonable accommodations must be made to support voters during the COVID-19 pandemic A link to the complaint can be found here. …
LWV of Louisiana Challenges State’s Election Plan to Better Serve Voters during COVID-19 (Press Release) 5/20/2020 Read a copy of the complaint here. BATON ROUGE—Yesterday, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s…
Honoring the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/20/2020 Updated May 12, 2023. The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) is one of the most transformative laws enhancing voting…, The story continues: LWV, the foremost defender of the NVRA Since the passage of the NVRA in 1993, the League continues to be the chief…
VOTE411.org Wins Webby People's Voice Award for Best Government & Civil Innovation Website (Press Release) 5/19/2020 WASHINGTON, DC—The League of Women Voters Education Fund announced today that VOTE411.org, its one-stop-shop for election information, has been named…
LWV of Minnesota Challenges Absentee Ballot Signature Witness Requirement (Press Release) 5/19/2020 Voters Must Be Protected from Virus Exposure When Casting Absentee Ballots Find a link to download this filing here. ST. PAUL, MN—Today, the…
LWV of New Jersey & Voting Rights Groups Challenge New Jersey Signature Match Ballot Requirement (Press Release) 5/18/2020 New Jersey Must Provide Notice and Opportunity to Cure Rejected Mail-in Ballots in Time for July 7 Election Find a link to the filing here. NEWARK—…
Six months into People Powered Fair Maps (Blog) 5/14/2020 People Powered Fair Maps is a nationwide redistricting program that focuses on creating fair political maps in all…, The census count has a direct impact on the redistricting process. Numbers from the count are used to determine how many…
LWV Applauds Election Funding in House Heroes Act (Press Release) 5/13/2020 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters president of the board of directors Chris Carson issued the following statement in response…
Arizona Will Not Allow Electronic Signature Collection for Ballot Petitions (Press Release) 5/7/2020 PHOENIX—Today, a federal judge ruled in Arizonans for Fair Representation v. Hobbs that Arizona cannot permit online signature collection for ballot…