Lyons v. Galvin (Legal Case) 8/30/2022 Lawsuit brought by the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party alleging a new law expanding early voting was unconstitutional
League of Women Voters wraps up week-long effort to register HISD students to vote (News Clips) 8/26/2022 This story was originally published by KHOU. The League of Women Voters of Houston, TX, went to the halls of HISD high schools this week to register students to vote.
State Legislature Seeks Unchecked Power over Elections in Moore v. Harper (Blog) 8/24/2022 A dangerous theory known as the “independent state legislature doctrine" argues that state legislatures have unconditional power to legislate on election issues and cannot be reviewed by any…
League of Women Voters, Missouri NAACP Sue Over Law Criminalizing Voter Engagement Efforts (Press Release) 8/22/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. -- Two nonpartisan civic engagement organizations sued the state of Missouri and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in Cole County Circuit Court to block provisions of one of…
Why Oceans are Part of the Climate Solution (Blog) 8/18/2022 Even if you live a thousand miles from the nearest coast, oceans —which make up nearly seventy percent of our blue planet — affect your life. As human carbon emissions warm our atmosphere, the ocean…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS) (Legal Document) 8/2/2022 The League signed onto a letter to select legislators urging them to support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS; S. 3531).
The League's Impact on Redistricting (Blog) 7/28/2022 In September 2019, the League launched its national redistricting effort People Powered Fair Maps™ (PPFM). PPFM aimed to create greater transparency, fairness, and public participation in the…
NEW REPORT: LWV's 3-Year Redistricting Program Proves People Power Is the Path to Fair Maps (Press Release) 7/28/2022 Today the League of Women Voters published their 2022 redistricting report for the organization’s program People Powered Fair Maps™. The report covering three years of work shows that when people are…
LWVUS supports Youth Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 7/26/2022 The League sent a letter to the US Senate urging them to pass the Youth Voting Rights Act as a measure to support eligible young voters’ access to the ballot.
Voter advocates file complaint against Tippecanoe County election board (News Clips) 7/21/2022 This article was originally published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier. LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette, along with Common Cause Indiana, filed an…