Empowering Unhoused and Housing Insecure Voters (Blog) 8/22/2024 Even if you lack a permanent address, you can register and vote in all 50 states. Yet the millions of people in the US who’re experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity face unique…
Voting Rights Groups File Amicus Brief to Protect Arizona’s Eligible Voters From Documentary Proof of Citizenship Law (Press Release) 8/21/2024 PHOENIX, AZ — The League of Women Voters of the United States, League of Women Voters of Arizona, Secure Families Initiative, and Modern Military Association of America filed an amicus…
Common Cause v. Raffensperger (Legal Case) 8/20/2024 LWV Georgia filed a federal lawsuit asserting three congressional districts in metropolitan Atlanta were racially gerrymandered
LWV Greeley-Weld County v. Weld County Board of Commissioners (Legal Case) 8/19/2024 LWV of Greeley-Weld County and the Latino Coalition of Weld County filed a state court lawsuit asserting the Weld County Commission violated state law when redrawing its districts
LWVUS Urges Voter Registration Opportunity on HealthCare.gov (Legal Document) 8/14/2024 LWVUS joined coalition partners in submitting comments to federal agencies in support of adding an opportunity to register to vote in the HealthCare.gov's health coverage application.
How the Supreme Court Made Racial Gerrymandering Easier in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Blog) 8/13/2024 In 2024, a Supreme Court ruling made it easier for state legislatures to commit racial gerrymanders, drawing congressional maps that disempower voters of color.
Finn v. Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration (Legal Case) 8/13/2024 A lawsuit challenging the newly drawn district map for the Cobb County Board of Education as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Citizens Project v. Colorado Springs (Legal Case) 8/5/2024 LWV Pikes Peak Region and partners sued Colorado Springs, asserting odd-year elections in April violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Planned Parenthood of Utah v. State of Utah (Legal Case) 8/1/2024 LWV Utah filed an amicus brief in the Utah Supreme Court supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Utah’s abortion ban
Explaining the Abortion Care Challenge in United States v. Idaho (Blog) 7/31/2024 This blog examines United States v. Idaho, a federal challenge to the near-total state abortion ban passed in Idaho; it reached the Supreme Court in 2024. We explain the laws at issue, how the case…