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October 11, 2024The League is at the forefront of the most important federal and state cases across the United States. Here’s a list of the top five election-related legal cases you should know about this week. For case summaries, timelines, and additional information regarding our litigation practice, please visit LWV’s Legal Center. For press inquiries, email us at [email protected].    
The League of Women Voters is proud to announce Heather Koslov as the organization’s next national development director. Heather will lead the League’s development team, using her talents to oversee strategic planning, organization, and the direction of all League fundraising activities.
Today, in an important victory for Alabama voters, the Eleventh Circuit left in place a court order that temporarily blocks Alabama from prosecuting people and organizations who assist voters who are blind, disabled, or lack the ability to read or write in completing and submitting their absentee ballot applications. 
WASHINGTON —The League of Women Voters announced the launch of a new campaign finance feature on VOTE411, its one-stop-shop for nonpartisan election-related information. This…
La Liga de Mujeres Votantes anunció el lanzamiento de una nueva herramienta de financiamiento de campañas electorales en VOTE411, su sitio web integral de información imparcial sobre elecciones. 

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This story was originally published in The Wake Weekly on July 17, 2024. 

Wake County resident Dianna Wynn has been chosen as the new president of the League of Women Voters of the United States.

This opinion was originally published by The Columbian

Nancy Halvorson, president of the League of Women Voters of Clark County, WA, discusses election security in Clark County, Washington.

This story was originally published in News Now Warsaw on June 19, 2024.

A new group is working to revive efforts to establish a League of Women Voters chapter in Kosciusko County, Indiana.

This story was originally published in Votebeat Texas on June 13, 2024. 

A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday to use “all available legal authorities” to protect the secrecy of ballots after Votebeat and The Texas Tribune confirmed that the private choices some voters make in the voting booth can in some instances be identified using public, legally available records.

The advocacy groups said the ability to identify how people vote could lead to voter intimidation.

This story was originally published in the EinPresswire on June 11, 2024.

Today, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and League of Women Voters (LWV) announced a new partnership to educate and empower voters in 2024. The collaboration is part of ABA’s member and community campaign, “Get Out the VOTE,” which aims to equip independent bookstores to engage with voters.

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