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DeSantis signs controversial voting bill, creates election crimes office (News Clips)

4/25/2022

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Legislature to create an office within the executive branch that would have the power to investigate and enforce election related crimes.

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes (News Clips)

4/13/2022

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that will likely determine how extensively absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the upcoming…

Voting Rights Act is hanging by a thread; FL ruling may allow Supreme Court to cut it (News Clips)

4/13/2022

In an exceedingly rare federal ruling striking down restrictions on voting that the GOP-dominated Florida Legislature approved last year, the state has effectively been placed on probation.

League joins coalition calling on Congress to protect federal elections and elections officials from attacks (Legal Document)

12/1/2021

The League calls on members of Congress to enact federal elections protections by supporting the Freedom to Vote Act and other legal remedies as needed.

LWVNC Asks to Intervene in North Carolina Voter Purge Case (Press Release)

11/15/2021

The League of Women Voters of North Carolina (LWVNC), along with partners, asked to intervene in a lawsuit designed to purge eligible voters from the voter rolls in 40 North Carolina counties.…

NPR: In the wake of 2020, Election Officials are Beleaguered (News Clips)

11/4/2021

League of Women Voters CEO, Virginia Kase Solomón speaks about how election administrators are being targeted across the country.

LWVUS Urges Administration to Pause Removal of Haitians Seeking Asylum (Legal Document)

9/24/2021

The League joined partners sending a letter to President Biden urging the immediate pause of the removal of Haitians to Haiti.

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

8/2/2021

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.

PRESS HERALD: While Some States Restrict Voting, Maine Lawmakers Pass Bills to Expand Access (Article)

7/8/2021

Maine lawmakers pass several bills expanding access to voting.

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

6/14/2021

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