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League of Women Voters wraps up week-long effort to register HISD students to vote (News Clips)

This story was originally published by KHOU.

The League of Women Voters of Houston, TX, went to the halls of HISD high schools this week to register students to vote.

League of Women Voters, Missouri NAACP Sue Over Law Criminalizing Voter Engagement Efforts (Press Release)

Jefferson City, Mo. -- Two nonpartisan civic engagement organizations sued the state of Missouri and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in Cole County Circuit Court to block provisions of one of the nation’s most extreme laws restricting voter registration activity and distribution of absentee ballot applications. The law violates the right to core political speech by severely curtailing the ability to engage with voters. 

 

LWVUS supports Youth Voting Rights Act (Legal Document)

The League sent a letter to the US Senate urging them to pass the Youth Voting Rights Act as a measure to support eligible young voters’ access to the ballot. 

Voter advocates file complaint against Tippecanoe County election board (News Clips)

This article was originally published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette, along with Common Cause Indiana, filed an administrative complaint Thursday against the Tippecanoe County Board of Elections and Registration, claiming ongoing violations related to voter registration.

League of Women Voters Files Lawsuit Against Cupertino Anti-Nonprofit Speech Ordinance (Press Release)

CUPERTINO, CA — Today, the League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale filed a federal lawsuit challenging the city’s anti-nonprofit speech ordinance, which requires nonprofit organizations to register as lobbyists. Organizations that fail to register risk being penalized. The League asserts the ordinance’s definition of “lobbyist” is too vague and chills voter engagement by harming voter service organizations.  

Kansas Civic Groups Appeal Dismissal of Voter Suppression Lawsuit (Press Release)

LWV of Kansas and partners appealed the Kansas Court of Appeals’ decision in League of Women Voters v. Schwab, which held that members of the Plaintiffs’ organizations do not have standing to challenge the unconstitutionality of this voter suppression law because they have not yet suffered an injury.

League of Woman Voters files lawsuit over South Dakota petition circulation law (News Clips)

This article was originally published in DakotaNewsnow.com

Back in 2015, there was a concern about hired employees brought to the state and paid to collect petition signatures. Back then, anyone over 18 with an ‘intent’ to live in the state could collect signatures.

Maine is about to open party primaries to hundreds of thousands more voters (News Clips)

AUGUSTA, Maine — More than 350,000 Maine voters could vote in primaries starting in a key 2024 election after lawmakers approved a bill to allow for semi-open primaries for presidential, congressional and legislative elections.

DeSantis signs controversial voting bill, creates election crimes office (News Clips)

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Legislature to create an office within the executive branch that would have the power to investigate and enforce election related crimes.

KANSAS CIVIC GROUPS FILE IMMEDIATE APPEAL OF LAWSUIT AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESSION LAWS AFTER WRONGFUL DISMISSAL (Press Release)