Arctic Village Council v. Fenumiai (Legal Case) 5/31/2024 LWV of Alaska and co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Alaska state court, arguing the lack of a notice and cure process for absentee ballots violated the Alaska Constitution.
LWVUS Joins Comments Supporting Census Bureau Testing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures on the American Community Survey (ACS) (Legal Document) 5/30/2024 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments to the US Census Bureau supporting them conducting a test of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) measures on the…
Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Legal Case) 5/23/2024 LWV of South Carolina and LWVUS filed amicus briefs supporting plaintiffs seeking to uphold a district court ruling finding a racially gerrymandered congressional district in South Carolina
LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog) 5/22/2024 To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…
LWV Responds to House Hearing on Non-Citizen Voting (Press Release) 5/16/2024 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United State issued the following statement following the House Administration Committees hearing “American Confidence in Elections: Preventing…
League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston (Legal Case) 5/16/2024 LWV Arkansas and partners filed a lawsuit in state court asserting four new laws on voter ID, absentee voting, and line warming violated the Arkansas Constitution
LWVUS Opposes SAVE Act (Legal Document) 5/16/2024 LWVUS joined coalition partners to oppose the SAVE Act, which would require citizenship documentation to cast a ballot, despite the fact that voters in every state are already required to affirm or…
Representing Middle Eastern and North African Citizens in the Census (Blog) 5/15/2024 A proposed expansion to the racial identification categories in the US Census would increase representation for the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) community.
VICTORY: Judge Permanently Blocks Part of Florida’s Restrictive Voting Law Targeting Nonpartisan Florida Voter Registration Groups (Press Release) 5/15/2024 A federal judge permanently blocked a severely restrictive provision of Florida’s anti-voter law, SB7050, that targeted nonpartisan civic engagement groups with substantial fines if non-citizens —…
LWV Florida v. Moody (SB 7050 lawsuit) (Legal Case) 5/15/2024 LWV Florida filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that imposed severe restrictions on voter registration activities by the League and its partners