League of Women Voters of Missouri v. State of Missouri (Legal Case) 10/24/2022 LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against HB 1878, which restricted or criminalized several voter registration and education activities
White v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (Legal Case) 10/3/2022 LWV Wisconsin intervened in a state court case on whether election clerks may correct certain errors or omissions on witness certifications for absentee ballots
League of Women Voters and Voting Rights Advocates Notify Georgia of State and Federal Voting Violations (Press Release) 9/29/2022 Lawrenceville, GA – Today the League of Women Voters of Georgia along with other voting rights advocates, notified the Georgia Secretary of State and Gwinnett County that the county has been in…
California's eligible voters need protections to ensure they can cast ballots (News Clips) 9/20/2022 This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. With our nation’s democracy facing existential threats, California’s duty to protect and empower every eligible voter in the state has never…
Voter registration organizations say new laws create legal jeopardy (News Clips) 9/19/2022 This story was originally published in Votebeat. Kansas, Missouri, Florida among states with laws that voter registration groups say put volunteers at risk
LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Old Growth Forests (Legal Document) 8/30/2022 LWVUS sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Interior Secretary Haaland to comment on oldgrowth trees and forests should be defined/managed to provide the greatest climate benefits
Second Lawsuit Filed: Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters Sue State of Missouri, John Ashcroft over New Voter ID Restrictions (Press Release) 8/24/2022 The second lawsuit against the omnibus voter restrictions of HB 1878 seeks to protect Missourians' right to equal protection and the fundamental right to vote.
Why Oceans are Part of the Climate Solution (Blog) 8/18/2022 Even if you live a thousand miles from the nearest coast, oceans —which make up nearly seventy percent of our blue planet — affect your life. As human carbon emissions warm our atmosphere, the ocean…
Settlement Finalized in Wisconsin Voter Purge Lawsuit (Press Release) 8/17/2022 MADISON — On August 17, 2022, a settlement was finalized in federal court in Wisconsin to reinstate more than 31,000 registered voters who were purged from the voter rolls in 2021. The…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS) (Legal Document) 8/2/2022 The League signed onto a letter to select legislators urging them to support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS; S. 3531).