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…
League of Women Voters and Girl Scouts of the USA Partner to Empower Next Generation of Civic Leaders (Press Release) 8/22/2024 WASHINGTON – Today, The League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) announced a new, two-year partnership that will support Girl Scouts’ Promote…
Lawson v. Hargett (formerly Ashe v. Hargett) (Legal Case) 8/19/2024 LWV of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting the state’s requirement that voters be "bona fide" party members or declare allegiance when voting in a party’s primary election is unconstitutional
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.
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…
League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab (Legal Case) 7/29/2024 LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements
Republican National Committee v. Wetzel (Legal Case) 7/28/2024 LWV Mississippi filed an amicus brief defending a Mississippi law counting mail ballots received up to five days after Election Day
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Hilgers (Legal Case) 7/26/2024 LWV Nebraska filed an amicus brief asserting a law restricting gender affirming care and banning abortion after 12 weeks was unconstitutionally enacted