Voting Rights Groups Respond to SCOTUS Ruling on Pennsylvania Ballot Receipt Deadlines (Press Release) 10/20/2020 Split Court Decision Upholds Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling WASHINGTON—In a 4-4 decision, the US Supreme Court today ruled that…
Minnesota Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Private Mercenary Contractor (Press Release) 10/20/2020 Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota and League of Women Voters of Minnesota sue Atlas Aegis for plans to deploy armed ex-soldiers to…
When it comes to absentee and mail-in voting, what is the notice & cure process? (Blog) 10/20/2020 Due to the pandemic, more people will be voting by mail this year than in any previous election. The New York Times found that this year it is…, In states that do not have these procedures, a mail-in voter could submit their ballot and, because of a technicality, their vote will be…
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Decision Establishing Ballot Cure Process in LWV of Texas Case (Press Release) 10/19/2020 NEW ORLEANS, LA—Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay in Richardson v. Texas Secretary of State, which denies voters a…
POLITICO: States brace for surge of voter registrations as deadlines near (News Clips) 10/18/2020 This story was originally published by Politico. A cut cable, an equipment failure at a data center, an online traffic overload that crashed a…
LWV of Arizona Statement in Response to Decision in Navajo Nation Voting Rights Case (Press Release) 10/15/2020 SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Yazzie v. Hobbs denying special accommodations for Navajo…
Virginia Voter Registration Deadline Extended to October 15, 2020 (Press Release) 10/14/2020 Action followed a complaint filed by the League of Women Voters of Virginia and partners RICHMOND, VA--In a win for democracy and American’s…
LWV of Alabama Responds to 11th Circuit Decision in People First of Alabama v. Merrill (Press Release) 10/14/2020 UPDATE OCT 19, 2020: People First Alabam v. Merrill has moved to the US Supreme Court. LWV of Alabama filed an amicus brief in support of the…
League Continues Demand for COVID-19 Relief Package in Congress (Legal Document) 10/13/2020 The League sent a memo to all members of the U.S. House and Senate asking them to prioritize a COVID-19 relief package to aid American families…