Voting Rights Advocates Prevail in Pennsylvania Voter Purge Lawsuit (Press Release) 5/11/2023 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Today voting rights advocates agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that pitted them against conservative activist group Judicial Watch…
Voting Rights Group Sues Florida For Registration Process That Sets Former Felons Up to Fail (News Clips) 4/27/2023 This article was originally published by Talking Points Memo. A voting rights group is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) administration for its “…
Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 4/26/2023 TALLAHASSEE — The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court today against Florida’s…
LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress About Priorities for the 118th Congress (Legal Document) 4/18/2023 LWVUS reached out to members of Congress to outline its priority issues for the 118th Congress and urged Congress to implement necessary reforms like…
11 Ways You Protected Democracy in 2022! (Blog) 12/15/2022 2022 was a groundbreaking year in our democracy. We witnessed: a midterm election where voters came out in droves to take a stand against…, 1. You Protected 17.7 Million Voters with Legal Action With anti-voter laws on the rise in the wake of the 2020 election, you supported our work on…, 4. You Implemented Fair Congressional Maps 2022 marked the end of the most recent redistricting cycle, during which congressional maps were drawn…, 8. You Learned More About SCOTUS Rulings, Election Laws, and More In a year filled with legal-ese and complex political strategy, you stayed…
Voter Challenge Laws as a Suppression Tactic (Blog) 12/13/2022 This blog was written by legal intern Clay Goetz. “You can’t vote here.” In some states, a verbal accusation like that is all it takes to challenge…, Pre-election challenges question a voter’s eligibility to be registered to vote. They strain the resources of the officials preparing for an election…, The Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections was forced to go through each of the 37,500 claims to assess its merits just months before…, In May 2011, in Southbridge, Massachusetts, baseless challenges were filed against Latino/a voters by partisan poll watchers, leading to emergency…
LWVUS Submits Comments to HHS on Healthy People 2030 Objectives (Legal Document) 12/2/2022 LWVUS submitted public comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed Healthy People 2030 objectives. The League…
Language Access is Key to Voting Rights (Blog) 11/23/2022 The midterm election has come and gone, but voting rights are still top of mind, especially for pro-democracy groups like the League. Even though not…, Language and Voter Access Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) requires that states or political subdivisions provide translated voting…, Eligible voters deserve equal access to register and vote under the law. Increasing the language accessibility of voting materials allows voters to…
League of Women Voters and Voting Rights Advocates Notify Georgia of State and Federal Voting Violations (Press Release) 9/29/2022 Lawrenceville, GA – Today the League of Women Voters of Georgia along with other voting rights advocates, notified the Georgia Secretary of State and…
LWVUS Sent a Letter to the State Department on Summit for Democracy Priorities (Legal Document) 8/23/2022 The League engaged with the Summit for Democracy, hosted by the State Department, through civil society consultations over the course of the…