Electionline: Happy Anniversary (News Clips) 2/13/2020 LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase wrote an op-ed celebrating the League's 100th Anniversary and a century of voting rights activism.
Michigan Laws Michigan ballot law changes struck down by a 2nd court (News Clips) 1/28/2020 The Michigan Court of Appeals has struck down part of lame-duck petition drive law that would have put a 15% cap on petition signatures from one district.
Ohio’s voter registration purge targeted thousands in error. Now, a call for change. (News Clips) 1/22/2020 After many inaccuracies with the Ohio voter purge, the state of Ohio has called for a change in how they will manage voter rolls moving forward.
The Voting Rights Act in Action (Blog) 1/13/2020 An in-depth look at how the Voting Rights Act has protected voters of color and language-minority voters—and why we need the Voting Rights Advancement Act.
LWVUS Urges House and Senate to Remove Ratification Deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment (Legal Document) 1/7/2020 LWVUS sent a letter to leadership in the U.S. House and Senate urging them to remove the ratification deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment.
2019 Roundup: Defending Democracy Through Litigation (Blog) 1/3/2020 Throughout 2019 the League defended democracy in the courts on issues relating to voting rights, redistricting, money in politics, and improving elections.
AP: Backers offer amendments to Nevada redistricting measure (News Clips) 12/22/2019 LWV of Nevada defends its fair maps ballot initiative from a legal challenge.
AP: Federal lawsuit seeks to stop Wisconsin voter purge (News Clips) 12/17/2019 The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit to stop the unjust purge of over 200,000 Wisconsin voters.
Washington Post: Georgia purged 309,000 voters from its rolls. It’s the second state to make cuts in less than a week. (News Clips) 12/17/2019 LWV of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit to stop an unjust voter purge from taking effect.
League of Women Voters Praises U.S. House Passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release) 12/6/2019 The Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. 4, restores protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that were stripped by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013.