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.
Addressing Racist Attacks in Presidential Debate (Press Release) 9/12/2024 For democracy to truly work, we must make space for all Americans — whether they were born in this country or made it their home via immigration — to be included and respected.
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
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.
Finn v. Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration (Legal Case) 8/13/2024 A lawsuit challenging the newly drawn district map for the Cobb County Board of Education as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.