MARTHA STEWART: The Ultimate Guide to Casting Your Ballot in 2020 (News Clips) 9/17/2020 A guide for voters to make a plan to cast their ballot in November.
Ruling Halts LWV of Arkansas Fair Maps Initiative (Press Release) 9/16/2020 A federal judge ruled in Miller v. Thurston that 150,000 signatures collected for a ballot measure that would create an independent redistricting commission in the state were invalid.
CNN: Mismatched Signatures Prompt Tossed Absentee Ballots and Legal Fights Ahead of November Election (News Clips) 9/14/2020 Challenges to signature mismatch on absentee ballots causes an increase of litigation.
LWV of Montana Files to Intervene in Vote by Mail Challenge (Press Release) 9/11/2020 LWV of Montana filed a motion to intervene in Donald J. Trump for President v. Bullock, which challenges Governor Bullock’s August 6 Directive allowing counties to conduct the general election…
Knowing the Difference: Voting Absentee vs. By Mail (Blog) 9/10/2020 This year, more Americans than ever will be using these methods to vote in upcoming elections, and so it is important to understand the similarities and differences between the two.
LWV and NALEO Educational Fund Launch VOTE411 Election Website in Spanish (Press Release) 9/2/2020 The League of Women Voters Education Fund launched the award-winning election website VOTE411.org in Spanish.
Arkansas Voters File Lawsuit to Count Petition Signatures (Press Release) 9/2/2020 LWV of Arkansas filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate the Arkansas Voters First ballot initiative calling for a constitutional amendment establishing a fair, citizen-led redistricting process on the…
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.
LWVUS Submits Letter to Senate on American Democracy Month (Legal Document) 8/26/2020 LWVUS submitted a letter to members of the Senate asking for them to co-sponsor S.Res. 672, a bipartisan Senate resolution to establish September 2020 as National Democracy Month.
Supporting the Deliver for America Act- Letter to House of Representatives (Legal Document) 8/26/2020 With the ongoing discourse around the United States Postal Service, LWVUS joined 50 other organizations in a letter addressing the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to vote YES on the…