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Shannon Augustus

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Interim Chief of Communications / Press Secretary / Director of Media Relations

Shannon Augustus serves as press secretary of the League of Women Voters of the United States, where she is responsible for the League’s press outreach and media requests.

LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes (Press Release)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LWVFL, with SPLC, filed emergency litigation to reopen Florida's voter registration after Gov. DeSantis missed extending the Oct. 7 deadline.

Lawsuit Challenges Recent Voter Roll Purges in Virginia Preventing Eligible US citizens from Voting (Press Release)

Today, the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights and LWV filed a federal lawsuit against the state for unlawful voter roll removals.

Voting Rights Advocates Move to Intervene in Suit to Protect 5,000 Georgia Voters at Risk of Removal from the November Election Rolls (Press Release)

DeKalb, Georgia — Today, the League of Women Voters of Georgia, Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, New Georgia Project, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, A. Philip Randolph Institute, and Common Cause Georgia, represented by Advancement Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Southern Poverty Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Arnold & Porter, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that is currently pending in state court (DeKalb County Superior Court)

Federal Court Rules that Anderson City Council Must Draw Fair Maps (Press Release)

Indianapolis –  A federal judge has ruled that the Anderson, IN, City Council’s failure to draw fair council maps violates the US Constitution and fair maps must be drawn.  
 

Federal Court Strikes Down Major Provision of Texas Voter Suppression Bill, S.B. 1 (Press Release)

A federal court ruled Saturday against a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 in a victory for voting rights in the state.

League of Women Voters Statement on the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the US supports the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act to ensure voters can cast ballots free from fear.

League of Women Voters Statement on Shooting at Harris Campaign Office in Arizona (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the U.S. and Arizona condemned the shooting at candidate Harris’s campaign office in Arizona.

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of SB1 for Voters with Disabilities (Press Release)

LWV of Alabama & the Alabama Disability Advocates Program defend disabled, blind, & low-literacy voters' right to assistance for absentee voting.

League of Women Voters Urge Congress to Fully Fund the Government (Press Release)

LWVUS opposes the House's attempt to sneak the dangerous SAVE Act into the budget resolution to avoid a government shutdown.

La Liga de Mujeres Votantes Moviliza a los Votantes para el Día Nacional de Registro de Votantes (Press Release)

En la mayor activación de su historia, la Liga de Mujeres Votantes organizará más de 600 eventos de registro de votantes este año en reconocimiento al Día Nacional de Registro de Votantes.