League of Women Voters says Alabama bill would suppress voter outreach efforts (News Clips) 3/8/2022 This story was originally published in AL.com. The League of Women Voters of Alabama, Black Voters Matter, Greater Birmingham Ministries and…
How the US Has Shifted Away from Pro-Voter Legislation (Blog) 3/7/2022 Written by Betsy Lawson, formerly a senior lobbyist at LWVUS Many of the League of Women Voters’ legislative campaigns take years to pass Congress.…, Shelby v. Holder and the Growing Threat of Anti-Voter Laws Yet seven years later, everything changed when the Supreme Court delivered a harsh…
LWVUS joins partners asking OMB to revise standards for federal data on race and ethnicity (Legal Document) 3/4/2022 LWVUS joined partners on a letter asking the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget to move forward with revising the standards for…
Baltimore Co. Ordered to Resubmit Redistricting Plan In Compliance With VRA (News Clips) 3/1/2022 This story was originally published by the Public News Service. A federal judge has ordered the Baltimore County Council to scrap…
NEW JERSEY MONITOR: Texans go to the polls under sweeping new voting restrictions (News Clips) 2/28/2022 This story was originally published in the New Jersey Monitor. HOUSTON — With less than two days until Texas’ primary election, Cedric and…
League Outlines Priorities for State of the Union (Legal Document) 2/24/2022 The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union. The issues…
Voting Rights History is Black History (Blog) 2/23/2022 Updated 4/30/24 Celebrating voting rights history and Black history go hand in hand. As we commemorate the great leaders and moments — both the…, Racism and Voter Discrimination Today Discrimination should not exist regarding the freedom to vote, yet our fight is far from over. Year after year…
Voting Rights Groups File Motion to Intervene in Federal Lawsuit for Ohio State Maps (Press Release) 2/22/2022 COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Sunday evening, the ACLU of Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a motion to intervene…
VICTORY: Federal Judge Orders Baltimore County to Submit Redistricting Plan that Complies with Voting Rights Act (Press Release) 2/22/2022 BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD – In the federal court challenge to an illegal redistricting plan, brought by Black voters in Baltimore County and several civil…
10 Things You Can Do To Help People Vote in 2022 (Blog) 2/17/2022 Written by Maggie Bush and Megan Brown Primary election season officially kicks off in March, when voters across Texas will weigh in on the issues…