US Department of Justice Issues Voter Registration Guidance Big Win for Voters (Press Release) 9/10/2024 DOJ issues new guidance on NVRA voter roll removals. Advocacy groups respond, affirming protections and limits on mass challenges and third-party info.
Voting rights group gets new life in Nevada (News Clips) 9/4/2024 League of Women Voters, defunct for four years, relaunches two months before elections.
Pennsylvania League of Women Voters Statement on Court Decision Protecting Mail-In Ballots (Press Release) 8/30/2024 The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania applauds today’s landmark decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in favor of the League of Women Voters of PA, and other…
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.
League joins comments to EAC on National Voter Registration Form (Legal Document) 7/22/2024 The League joined the Brennan Center for Justice and other groups on comments to the Election Assistance Commission regarding the Accessible Digital Form Filler Tool for the National Mail Voter…
Mifepristone: Where Things Stand in the Legal Battle Over Medication Abortion (Blog) 6/17/2024 The Supreme Court recently ruled on a case around mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion. Their decision preserves access to one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 6/7/2024 The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…
Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says (News Clips) 5/31/2024 This story was originally published in the Associated Press on 5/31/24.The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding…
LWVUS Supports Voting Rights Restoration (Legal Document) 5/1/2024 LWVUS Federal Lobby Corps lobbied Congress in support of the Next Step Home Act to restore the voting rights of thousands of Americans with prior convictions.
LWV Powers Young Voters in Selma (Blog) 4/10/2024 Bloody Sunday refers to the day in 1965 when hundreds of civil rights activists were attacked by law enforcement while marching for Black American's right to vote. Now, Bloody Sunday is an observance…