People First of Alabama v. Merrill (Legal Case) 11/16/2020 LWV Alabama filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs seeking to prevent enforcement of restrictive Alabama voting laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LWV Statement on the 2020 Presidential Election Results (Press Release) 11/7/2020 Democracy defines America, and democracy has prevailed in the 2020 elections.
LWV of Pennsylvania and Partners File Brief in Support of Post-Election Day Ballot Curing (Press Release) 11/5/2020 LWV of Pennsylvania and partners filed an amicus brief in Hamm v. Boockvar, a case that challenges the state’s practice of notifying voters whose ballots have signature errors and allowing them to…
LWV Statement on 2020 Election Night (Press Release) 11/4/2020 WASHINGTON – League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following joint statement…
Judge’s Ruling Protects 127,000 Harris County, Texas, Votes Cast by Drive-Thru Polling (Press Release) 11/2/2020 HOUSTON—Today, a federal judge ruled that votes cast by drive-thru polling in Harris County, Texas, will not be invalidated after a challenge to the…
LWV Intervenes to Protect More Than 120,000 Voters in Texas Drive-Thru Polling (Press Release) 11/1/2020 The attempt to disenfranchise more than 120,000 voters who lawfully cast their ballots during early voting is disgraceful and un-American.
Full and Real Citizenship: Advancing Native American Voting Rights (Blog) 10/30/2020 Native Americans, the first people to inhabit the area now known as the United States, have tragically been disenfranchised for much of the nation’s history.
Federal Judge Halts Planned Voter Intimidation in Minnesota (Press Release) 10/29/2020 A federal district court judge ruled in favor of CAIR-MN and LWV of Minnesota, granting a preliminary injunction in a move that prohibits private mercenary contractor Atlas Aegis from moving forward…
Federal Judge Rules South Carolina Must Not Reject Ballots for Signature Issues (Press Release) 10/27/2020 A federal judge ruled in favor of LWV of South Carolina to establish a notice and cure process for absentee ballots flagged for rejection due to a missing signature.
US Supreme Court Declines to Restore Fail-Safe for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots (Press Release) 10/26/2020 The US Supreme Court denied the Gear v. Wisconsin State Legislature plaintiffs’ application, declining to restore Wisconsin’s back-up option for voters who do not receive their requested absentee…