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…
Alexa, what time are my polls open? (Blog) 11/2/2020 With so much at stake this election, it’s crucial to equip ourselves, as voters, with the necessary information we need — whether it’s developing a…
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…
Full and Real Citizenship: Advancing Native American Voting Rights (Blog) 10/30/2020 Native Americans, the first people to inhabit the area now known as the United States, have tragically been disenfranchised for much of the nation’s…
Federal Judge Rules South Carolina Must Not Reject Ballots for Signature Issues (Press Release) 10/27/2020 Injunction in LWV of South Carolina v. Andino prohibits signature match in November election CHARLESTON, SC—Today, a federal judge ruled in…
US Supreme Court Declines to Restore Fail-Safe for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots (Press Release) 10/26/2020 WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court denied the Gear v. Wisconsin State Legislature Plaintiffs’ application, declining to restore…
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 of Alabama Responds to US Supreme Court Decision Restoring Ban on Curbside Voting (Press Release) 10/22/2020 WASHINGTON—Late Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision granting a stay in People First of Alabama v. Merrill, allowing Alabama…
USA TODAY:In-person or mail voting? Here is the best way to vote in 2020, according to experts and activists (News Clips) 10/22/2020 This story was originally published by USA Today. With the presidential election less than two weeks away, voting rights advocates, …