League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Deadlines (Legal Document) 11/4/2020 The League joined coalition partners in urging the U.S. Senate to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting…
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 HOUSTON – Late Sunday the League of Women Voters of Texas joined ACLU Texas to file a motion to intervene in…
Federal Judge Halts Planned Voter Intimidation in Minnesota (Press Release) 10/29/2020 Order Issued Against Private Mercenary Company and Its Chairman MINNEAPOLIS—Today, a federal district court judge ruled in favor of the…
Voting Rights Organizations Celebrate Important Victory in Case to Stop Illegal Voter Intimidation in Minnesota (Press Release) 10/24/2020 MINNEAPOLIS—The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota (CAIR-MN) and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota today celebrated a major…
California Lawsuit Blocking President’s Order Excluding Undocumented Individuals from Census Heads to the US Supreme Court (Press Release) 10/23/2020 LWV of the US and LWV of California, Texas, and Florida joined case supporting plaintiffs SAN FRANCISCO —Late Thursday, a federal judge ruled…
LWV Statement on Reports of Foreign Influence in 2020 Election (Press Release) 10/22/2020 WASHINGTON – Today League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following…
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…