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Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps Because I Care About Voting Rights (Blog)

Partisan gerrymandering has eroded the power of the people’s vote. As a result, we’re working to ensure the people’s voices are once again heard in our state house by creating fair maps in the 2021 redistricting process.

US Supreme Court Declines to Restore Fail-Safe for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots (Press Release)

The US Supreme Court denied the Gear v. Wisconsin State Legislature plaintiffs’ application, declining to restore Wisconsin’s back-up option for voters who do not receive their requested absentee ballots in the mail.

LWV of Wisconsin Case to Provide Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting Reaches US Supreme Court (Press Release)

LWV of Wisconsin filed an application in the U.S. Supreme Court that would provide voters with a back-up option to receive delayed mail-in absentee ballots.

Ruling Provides Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting in November (Press Release)

A federal court in Wisconsin gave voters a back-up option to receive mail-in absentee ballots online or via email when they do not receive their previously-requested ballot in the mail in time for the November 3 general election.

LWV of Wisconsin Files Amended Complaint Asking for Safe, Reliable Absentee Ballot Process in November (Press Release)

The LWV of Wisconsin filed an amended complaint ahead of the November election seeking back-up options for mail-in absentee voters who do not receive their ballot in the mail, as well as suspension of the witness signature requirement for mail-in absentee ballots.

Legal battles over voter roll purges heat up as mail-in ballot fight continues (News Clips)

Attempts to suppress votes through voter purges have led to legal battles. 

LWV Wisconsin Challenges Witness Signature Requirement for Absentee Ballots (Press Release)

Today the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed litigation in federal court seeking to protect the rights of self-quarantining voters who cannot safely obtain a witness signature on their mail-in ballot during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AP: Federal lawsuit seeks to stop Wisconsin voter purge (News Clips)

The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit to stop the unjust purge of over 200,000 Wisconsin voters.

NPR: Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides With GOP Lawmakers To Limit Democratic Governor's Power (News Clips)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Republican state lawmakers and upheld laws limiting the power of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Undemocratic Legislative Practices (Press Release)

Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds state legislature's lame-duck laws limiting the powers of the incoming Governor.