League of Women Voters of Montana v. Knudsen (Legal Case) 9/17/2024 LWV Montana filed a state court lawsuit against HB 892, which imposed criminal penalties on voters
League of Women Voters Statement on Trump Assassination Attempt (Press Release) 9/16/2024 The following is a joint statement from LWVUS CEO Celina Stewart and LWV Florida co-presidents Cecilie Scoon and Debbie Chandler.
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case) 9/12/2024 The League of Women Voters of Florida sued the Florida legislature and Florida officials for violating the state constitution by enacting district maps that were racial and partisan gerrymanders
Republican National Committee v. Wetzel (Legal Case) 9/9/2024 LWV Mississippi filed an amicus brief defending a Mississippi law counting mail ballots received up to five days after Election Day
Adams v. Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections (Legal Case) 9/9/2024 LWV Georgia and LWV Atlanta-Fulton County filed an amicus brief opposing a lawsuit seeking to give election officials discretion on whether to certify elections
Presidential Debate Bingo (Blog) 9/6/2024 Compete to be the first to get "BINGO" while watching the presidential candidate debates!
Common Cause v. Raffensperger (Legal Case) 8/20/2024 LWV Georgia filed a federal lawsuit asserting three congressional districts in metropolitan Atlanta were racially gerrymandered
LWV Greeley-Weld County v. Weld County Board of Commissioners (Legal Case) 8/19/2024 LWV of Greeley-Weld County and the Latino Coalition of Weld County filed a state court lawsuit asserting the Weld County Commission violated state law when redrawing its districts
Lawson v. Hargett (formerly Ashe v. Hargett) (Legal Case) 8/19/2024 LWV of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting the state’s requirement that voters be "bona fide" party members or declare allegiance when voting in a party’s primary election is unconstitutional
How the Supreme Court Made Racial Gerrymandering Easier in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Blog) 8/13/2024 In 2024, a Supreme Court ruling made it easier for state legislatures to commit racial gerrymanders, drawing congressional maps that disempower voters of color.