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League Supports Cloture Vote on John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights calling on the US Senate to move the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act forward for debate.

Federal Court Blocks “Proof of Citizenship” Voting Requirement (Press Release)

A federal court ruled that a former US Election Assistance Commission official violated federal law in 2016 when he allowed three states – Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas – to require documentary proof…

League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also known as League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington) (Legal Case)

The League filed a federal lawsuit to block the Election Assistance Commission from allowing three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form

LWVUS Joins Partners in Urging US House to Support HR4 (Legal Document)

The League joined 200 organizations urging Representatives to support HR4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. 

Lifting As We Climb: LWVUS Cases in January - July 2021 (Blog)

The mission of the League of Women Voters is to empower voters and defend democracy. In the first half of 2021, LWV has done just that through a variety of cases nationwide.  

The League condemns the American Legislative Exchange Council  (Legal Document)

The League urges corporations to cease supporting, the American Legislative Exchange Council for its efforts to restrict the American people’s freedom to vote and undermine democracy

Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act" (Press Release)

The For the People Act is the democracy reform bill the American people want and deserve. 

Full and Real Citizenship: Advancing Native American Voting Rights (Blog)

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 history.

US Supreme Court Declines to Restore Fail-Safe for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots (Press Release)

The US Supreme Court denied the Gear v. Wisconsin State Legislature plaintiffs’ application, declining to restore Wisconsin’s back-up option for voters who do not receive their requested absentee…

LWV of Wisconsin Case to Provide Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting Reaches US Supreme Court (Press Release)

LWV of Wisconsin filed an application in the U.S. Supreme Court that would provide voters with a back-up option to receive delayed mail-in absentee ballots.