Virginia Voter Registration Deadline Extended to October 15, 2020 (Press Release) 10/14/2020 Action followed a complaint filed by the League of Women Voters of Virginia and partners RICHMOND, VA--In a win for democracy and American’s…
League Continues Demand for COVID-19 Relief Package in Congress (Legal Document) 10/13/2020 The League sent a memo to all members of the U.S. House and Senate asking them to prioritize a COVID-19 relief package to aid American families…
Virginia Voting Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Extend Voter Registration Period Following Outage (Press Release) 10/13/2020 Virginia Voters Must Be Given Extension to Register to Vote After Online Voter Portal Crashes on Final Day of Registration RICHMOND, VA—…
LWV Statement on President Trump Testing Positive for COVID-19 (Press Release) 10/2/2020 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement: “The League of Women Voters is…
Statement of Voting Rights Advocates in Response to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling (Press Release) 9/17/2020 HARRISBURG, PA—The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled today that state law allows county bureaus of elections to set up drop boxes and satellite…
LWV of Mississippi Files Lawsuit to Ease Absentee Voting Restrictions during COVID-19 (Press Release) 8/27/2020 JACKSON, MS—Today, the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, and three Mississippi voters filed a…
LWV Signs Letter Expressing Concern on U.S. Terminating Relations with W.H.O (Legal Document) 8/26/2020 LWV joined public health advocacy groups in a letter expressing grave concern regarding the United States Government’s decision to…
League Statement on the Postmaster General’s Reversal of USPS Changes Until After 2020 Election (Press Release) 8/18/2020 WASHINGTON – Today, the League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Postmaster General…
LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas Join Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release) 8/15/2020 Neglecting to Count Undocumented Individuals Will Result in Severe Undercount UPDATE: LWV of California, Florida, and Texas also filed amicus briefs…
USA TODAY: Postal Service Warns States: Some Absentee, Mail-in Ballots May Not Be Delivered in Time to Be Counted (News Clips) 8/14/2020 This story was originally published by USA Today. The United States Postal Service has warned election officials across the…