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Eucke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

LWVWI filed an amicus brief in opposition to plaintiffs’ lawsuit requesting a state court compel election officials to purge voters from the rolls.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / October 16, 2024 / Case Active

Alabama NAACP v. Marshall (SB1 Challenge)

LWV Alabama and partner organizations filed a federal lawsuit against restrictions on assisting voters with absentee ballot applications

Fighting Voter Suppression / October 11, 2024 / Case Active

OCA-Greater Houston v. Esparza (consolidated as La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott)

Lawsuit challenging Texas' SB 1, which imposed strict ID requirements for mail-in ballots, a restriction on assisting voters who need help completing or returning their ballots

Fighting Voter Suppression / October 11, 2024 / Case Active

Henderson v. Abhiraman

LWVGA moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a suit against the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections alleging failure to properly consider challenges to voters’ eligibility.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / October 4, 2024 / Case Active

Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan (now Formella)

LWV of New Hampshire filed a federal lawsuit challenging a law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and abolishing sworn affidavits at the polls

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / September 30, 2024 / Case Active

Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Fontes

LWV Arizona filed an amicus brief supporting several provisions of the Arizona Elections Procedures Manual in a state court lawsuit

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / September 27, 2024 / Case Active

Tennessee NAACP v. Lee

LWV Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting several congressional districts and one state senate district were racially gerrymandered.

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / September 25, 2024 / Case Closed

Frazier v. Fulton County Dep’t. of Registration and Elections

Two private citizens filed a federal lawsuit in Georgia against the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections alleging NVRA violations.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / September 23, 2024 / Case Closed

Richer v. Fontes

LWV Arizona filed an amicus brief supporting the right of almost 100,000 Arizona voters to vote a full ballot after an error was discovered in the state’s voter registration database.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / September 20, 2024 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose (HB 458 challenge)

LWV Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against a new state law restricting assistance to voters with returning absentee ballots

Fighting Voter Suppression / September 17, 2024 / Case Closed