LWVUS Joins Lawsuit to Protect Transgender Women in Sports (Press Release) 12/21/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States joined civil rights partners on an amicus brief in the case of Hecox v. Little, a…
Virginia Voting Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Extend Voter Registration Period Following Outage (Press Release) 10/13/2020 Virginia Voters Must Be Given Extension to Register to Vote After Online Voter Portal Crashes on Final Day of Registration RICHMOND, VA—…
LWV Statement on President Trump Testing Positive for COVID-19 (Press Release) 10/2/2020 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement: “The League of Women Voters is…
National Voter Registration Day is More Critical Than Ever in 2020 (Press Release) 9/21/2020 Leagues to host 850+ registration events and virtual activations September 22 WASHINGTON – Today marks National Voter Registration…
Ruling Halts LWV of Arkansas Fair Maps Initiative (Press Release) 9/16/2020 FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Late Tuesday, a federal judge ruled in Miller v. Thurston that 150,000 signatures collected for a ballot measure that would create…
Arkansas Voters File Lawsuit to Count Petition Signatures (Press Release) 9/2/2020 League of Women Voters of Arkansas Files to Protect Voters’ First Amendment Rights Fayetteville, AR—Today, the League of Women Voters of…
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…
League of Women Voters Education Fund receives $150,000 from Craig Newmark Philanthropies (Press Release) 7/17/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters Education Fund received a grant of $150,000 from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support the League’s…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictive Abortion Law in Louisiana (Press Release) 6/29/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States board president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the…
Nevada Signature Collection Deadline Extended due to COVID-19 (Press Release) 6/2/2020 LWV of Nevada and Partners Call on Governor to Allow Online Signature Collection Fair Maps Nevada v. Cegavske Order.pdf (338 KB…