LWVUS Urges Congress to Support DC Statehood (Legal Document) 3/31/2023 DC statehood is critical to our democracy, and support for DC statehood means allowing the people of DC to be fully represented and have their voices heard.
People in jail can vote — but it’s often complicated. Sheboygan County jail and League of Women Voters are working to confront the barriers (News Clips) 3/30/2023 This story was originally published in the Sheboygan Press. Since 2021, volunteers from the League of Women Voters of Sheboygan County have worked with the Sheriff’s Department…
Democracy North Carolina v. North Carolina State Board of Elections (Legal Case) 3/28/2023 Case brought by the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and co-plaintiffs seeking changes to several voting regulations to ensure safe and accessible voting during the COVID-19 pandemic
What’s going on with Moore v. Harper? (Blog) 3/28/2023 On February 3, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court voted to re-hear Harper v. Hall, a case concerning redistricting. The North Carolina Supreme Court’s upcoming decision could upend a pending…
Green v. Bell (Legal Case) 3/21/2023 LWV of North Carolina moved to intervene in a lawsuit that alleged the North Carolina Board of Elections had failed to properly remove ineligible voters from the rolls in violation of the NVRA
League of Women Voters Responds to Senate Vote on DC Criminal Code (Press Release) 3/8/2023 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted 81-14 to block D.C.'s criminal code overhaul:
Selma and Current Threats to the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 3/7/2023 As activists gathered in Selma on Sunday to reenact the steps of marchers like John Lewis and Martin Luther King, Jr., we are reminded that the fight for voting rights is as alive today as it was in…
Letter: Why create more hoops for eligible voters to jump through? (News Clips) 3/7/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in InForum. Barbara Headrick, Fowzia Adde and Nicole Donaghy urge legislators to kill a bill that "would require naturalized US citizens who have…
Schroeder v. Minnesota Secretary of State (Legal Case) 3/3/2023 LWV of Minnesota filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Minnesota’s restrictions on voting by people with felony convictions
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter Urging 118th Congress to Support Environmental Investments in the Farm Bill (Legal Document) 2/28/2023 LWVUS joined nearly 650 other groups on a letter to House and Senate agriculture committee leadership urging that they protect investments in climate-smart agriculture and conservation in the Farm…