LWV of Minnesota Challenges Absentee Ballot Signature Witness Requirement (Press Release) 5/19/2020 Voters Must Be Protected from Virus Exposure When Casting Absentee Ballots Find a link to download this filing here. ST. PAUL, MN—Today, the…
LWV of New Jersey & Voting Rights Groups Challenge New Jersey Signature Match Ballot Requirement (Press Release) 5/18/2020 New Jersey Must Provide Notice and Opportunity to Cure Rejected Mail-in Ballots in Time for July 7 Election Find a link to the filing here. NEWARK—…
CBS Evening News Anchor Norah O’Donnell to Deliver League of Women Voters Convention Keynote Address (Press Release) 5/14/2020 CBS News Anchor to commemorate League’s 100th anniversary with remarks in June 2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters is proud to announce CBS…
Six months into People Powered Fair Maps (Blog) 5/14/2020 People Powered Fair Maps is a nationwide redistricting program that focuses on creating fair political maps in all…, The census count has a direct impact on the redistricting process. Numbers from the count are used to determine how many…
LWV Applauds Election Funding in House Heroes Act (Press Release) 5/13/2020 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters president of the board of directors Chris Carson issued the following statement in response…
Arizona Will Not Allow Electronic Signature Collection for Ballot Petitions (Press Release) 5/7/2020 PHOENIX—Today, a federal judge ruled in Arizonans for Fair Representation v. Hobbs that Arizona cannot permit online signature collection for ballot…
VOTE411 Nominated for Two Webby Awards (Press Release) 4/30/2020 Voting for the Webby People’s Voice Award runs through May 7, 2020 WASHINGTON—VOTE411, the League of Women Voters’ one-stop-shop for…
LWV of Arizona Joins Federal Lawsuit in Support of Electronic Signature Collection (Press Release) 4/28/2020 Ballot Initiatives Must Continue During COVID Pandemic PHOENIX—Today, the League of Women Voters of Arizona filed an amicus brief in Arizonans for…
League Joins Efforts to Support Funding in 4th COVID-19 Stimulus (Legal Document) 4/22/2020 LWVUS has actively been supporting additional measures for inclusion in the next emergency funding stimulus bills related to the coronavirus. The…
Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day (Blog) 4/22/2020 Today marks 50 years of celebrating Earth Day, a day meant to inspire all Americans to celebrate the living organisms that make up the…, The last 50 years have seen many changes to how we protect the earth, but the original activist spirit surrounding Earth Day still remains.…