League of Women Voters Responds to DHS Crackdown on Portland Protests (Press Release) 7/22/2020 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States board of directors and the League of Women Voters Education Fund board…
Unconstitutional Executive Order Targets Immigrants and Damages Redistricting (Press Release) 7/22/2020 Washington – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order to exclude…
LWV of Pennsylvania and Partners Seek to Intervene in Vote-by-Mail Case (Press Release) 7/15/2020 Voters’ Perspective Must Be Represented in Case Filed by Trump Campaign UPDATE: Motion to intervene was granted on July 27, 2020. These groups also…
Connecticut Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Expand Vote-by-Mail for 2020 Elections Due to COVID-19 (Press Release) 7/2/2020 UPDATE: Recent action from the Connecticut state legislature and Secretary of State expands voting-by-mail in the state, automatically mailing…
Public Interest Legal Foundation Drops Meritless Voter Purge Lawsuit Against Detroit (Press Release) 6/30/2020 DETROIT—The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a group that has repeatedly sued election officials for not purging voters aggressively enough,…
LWV of Wisconsin Files Amended Complaint Asking for Safe, Reliable Absentee Ballot Process in November (Press Release) 6/29/2020 MADISON— Today, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed an amended complaint ahead of the November election. This …
Supreme Court Blocks Administration Attempt to End DACA (Press Release) 6/18/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the 5-4 Supreme…
Agreement in LWV Minnesota Lawsuit Will Suspend Witness Requirement during COVID-19 (Press Release) 6/17/2020 ST. PAUL, MN—Today, parties in League of Women Voters of Minnesota Education Fund, et al. v. Simon reached an agreement to suspend the state’s…
Agreement in New Jersey Lawsuit Will Establish Fair Ballot Signature Match Process for July 7 Primary (Press Release) 6/17/2020 UPDATE: The court accepted the agreement on Wednesday, June 17, establishing a notice and cure process for the July 7 primary election. NEWARK, NJ—…
LWV of North Dakota Wins Case for Fair Ballot Signature Match (Press Release) 6/3/2020 Decision Gives Voters Power to Validate Their Ballots in Time for June 9 Primary North Dakota Order Granting Prelim…