Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Legal Case) 5/11/2023 LWV Pennsylvania moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch seeking to purge voters from voter rolls.
Voting Rights Advocates Prevail in Pennsylvania Voter Purge Lawsuit (Press Release) 5/11/2023 HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today voting rights advocates agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that pitted them against conservative activist group Judicial Watch, in a lawsuit Judicial Watch originally filed in 2020…
What is "One Person, One Vote?" (Blog) 5/4/2023 When redistricting is done fairly, each person’s vote is equal to every other person’s because their districts are drawn in ways that accurately represent the voting power of the people within them…
League of Women Voters encourages letter-writing campaign against Ohio bill (News Clips) 5/4/2023 This story was originally published in the Oxford Observer. The Oxford League of Women Voters is organizing a letter-writing campaigns against two proposed bills that they say would damage democracy…
Deeper Dive with Dara Kam Episode 39: Cecile Scoon, League of Women Voters of Florida President (News Clips) 4/30/2023 This is an episode of Deeper Dive with Dara Kam and was originally shared on City & State Florida. League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile Scoon and Dara discuss a wide-ranging…
League of Women Voters of North Carolina Responds to State Supreme Court Redistricting Decision (Press Release) 4/28/2023 RALEIGH — The League of Women Voters of North Carolina President Jo Nicholas released the following statement after the North Carolina Supreme Court took unprecedented action and reversed its prior…
Voting Rights Group Sues Florida For Registration Process That Sets Former Felons Up to Fail (News Clips) 4/27/2023 This article was originally published by Talking Points Memo. A voting rights group is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) administration for its “byzantine” voter registration process, which has led to…
LWVUS Comments on OMB Race and Ethnicity Data Standards (Legal Document) 4/27/2023 The League submitted comments to the Management and Budget Office (OMB) regarding its proposed updates to the federal government’s race and ethnicity data collection standards. The outcome of this…
Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 4/26/2023 LWV of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court against Florida’s Secretary of State, charging that the state’s voter registration application violates the…
Ohio's new voting laws: What you need to know (News Clips) 4/22/2023 This article was originally published in The Miami Student. Recent changes to Ohio’s voting laws put the state among those with the most restrictive voting requirements in the country.