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Green v. Bell

LWVNC moved to intervene in a lawsuit that alleged the North Carolina Board of Elections had failed to properly remove ineligible voters from the rolls in violation of the NVRA

Fighting Voter Suppression / November 19, 2024 / Case Closed

Juliana v. United States

LWV and LWVOR filed amicus briefs supporting youth seeking a court order requiring the federal government to plan to end fossil fuel emissions

The Environment / November 12, 2024 / Case Closed

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 28, 2024 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature (Amendment D challenge)

LWV Utah filed a complaint in state court to remove Amendment D from the November 2024 ballot to protect Utahns’ right to reform government by ballot initiative

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / October 24, 2024 / Case Closed

Morales v. Rust

LWV of Indiana filed an amicus brief at the Indiana Supreme Court supporting a lower court striking down a law restricting candidate ballot access

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / October 7, 2024 / Case Closed

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

LWVAZ 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

Black Political Empowerment Project v. Schmidt

LWV Pennsylvania filed a state court case arguing that rejecting timely mail ballots for errors in or omission of a date on the return envelope violated the state constitution

Elections / September 19, 2024 / Case Closed

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

LWVO 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