Federal Judge Blocks Efforts to Shorten Census Timeline (Press Release) 9/6/2020 A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order in National Urban League v. Ross against the winding down of in-person counting for the 2020 Census.
League of Women Voters of New Jersey Seeks to Intervene in Vote by Mail Case (Press Release) 9/1/2020 UPDATE: Motion to intervene was granted in Trump v. Murphy, which challenges New Jersey’s plan to mail vote-by-mail ballots automatically to every registered New Jersey voter.
Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments Sue to Protect the Census Timeline (Press Release) 8/18/2020 LWVUS and partners filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s decision to rush the Census counting period to a close amid a national public health emergency.
League Statement on the Postmaster General’s Reversal of USPS Changes Until After 2020 Election (Press Release) 8/18/2020 We issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to delay operational changes to the U.S. Postal Service until after the 2020 election.
LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas Join Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release) 8/15/2020 LWV of the United States and LWV of California, Florida, Texas filed an amicus brief in New York Immigrant Coalition v. Trump, a case which challenges President Trump’s executive order to block…
THE WASHINGTON POST: Postal Service Warns 46 States their Voters Could Be Disenfranchised by Delayed Mail-in Ballots (News Clips) 8/14/2020 Voters voting by mail in 46 states are at risk of being disenfranchised due to delays with the US Postal Service.
SCOTUS Upholds Decision Waiving Rhode Island Mail Ballot Requirements during COVID-19 (Press Release) 8/13/2020 High Court Affirms Ruling Eliminating Witness/Notary Requirement for Absentee Ballots for 2020 WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court…
In the Know: COVID-19 Voting Litigation (Blog) 8/10/2020 A national overview of the League’s engagement in COVID-19 litigation
People Powering the Vote: League Leaders and the fight for the VRAA (Blog) 8/6/2020 It's been 244 days since the VRAA passed the House, 7 years & 1 month since Shelby v. Holder, and 55 years since the VRA was originally signed into law.
LWVUS and Common Cause Demand Census Bureau Extend Operation Deadline (Legal Document) 8/6/2020 LWVUS and Common Cause have written a letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham asking him to commit to a fair and accurate census count.