Are you ready for upcoming elections? (Blog) 10/16/2019 Last month, League volunteers and supporters across the country came together to help make National Voter Registration Day a success! But the…
New York Times: Ohio Was Set to Purge 235,000 Voters. It Was Wrong About 20%. (News Clips) 10/14/2019 This story was originally published by The New York Times. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The clock was ticking for Jen Miller. The state of Ohio had released…
ABC News: Groups answer Supreme Court with million-dollar push to counter gerrymandering (News Clips) 9/5/2019 This story was originally published by ABC News. After a setback at the Supreme Court earlier this year, advocates for what they see as…
People Powered Fair Maps FAQ (Article) 9/5/2019 What is the goal of People Powered Fair MapsTM? The goal is to create fair and transparent, people-powered redistricting…
The Pitch: Lawsuit alleges Jay Ashcroft wrote intentionally deceptive ballot language for voter reform initiatives (News Clips) 8/16/2019 This story was originally published by The Pitch. A St. Louis attorney who filed a slate of voter reform petitions in Missouri is suing Secretary of…
Columbus Dispatch: Groups urge Ohio to pause voter purge, warn thousands could be erroneously removed from rolls (News Clips) 8/15/2019 This story was originally published by Columbus Dispatch. Voting rights groups are concerned that thousands of voters could be erroneously purged…
LWVUS to U.S. House: Restore the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 8/14/2019 LWVUS seeks to find common ground with lawmakers as H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act moves forward in Committee this fall. Members of the…
LWVUS Urges Members of U.S. House to cosponsor H. Res. 513 (Legal Document) 8/14/2019 A memo to members of the U.S. House supports H. Res. 513, which reaffirms the importance of democracy and the freedoms that it brings. The LWVUS…
Daily Herald: Voter leagues helping DuPage clerk prepare for potentially historic turnout in 2020 (News Clips) 8/8/2019 This story was originally published by the Daily Herald. The DuPage County clerk anticipates turnout in the 2020 general election could be the…
Houston Chronicle: Texas’ confusing voting laws shouldn’t land people in prison [Opinion] (News Clips) 8/3/2019 This story was originally published by the Houston Chronicle. Three years ago, Crystal Mason-Hobbs submitted a provisional ballot in the 2016…