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Missouri Court Permanently Strikes Down Unconstitutional Restrictions Criminalizing Voter Engagement Efforts 
Jefferson City, Mo. - A Cole County Circuit Court judge issued a permanent injunction against four provisions of Missouri House Bill 1878 that criminalized voter engagement efforts and chilled the freedom of speech of organizations whose priorities are to register and educate voters. The challenge was brought by the League of Women Voters of Missouri and the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP, who are represented by the ACLU of Missouri, Campaign Legal Center, and the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition. 
VOTE411.org Wins First Place in 4th Annual Anthem Awards
WASHINGTON —  The League of Women Voters announced today that it has been named a first-place winner in the education category in The 4th Annual Anthem Awards.
League of Women Voters Made 30M Contacts in 2024 Election
WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters, a 104-year-old voting rights organization, made a record-breaking 30 million contacts during the 2024 election cycle, providing voters with nonpartisan voting information ahead of Election Day.  
League of Women Voters Statement on 2024 Election Results
The League of Women Voters of the United States president Dianna Wynn and CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement on the 2024 election results.
UPDATED: Georgia Civic Engagement Groups Fight to Ensure Absentee Ballots are Counted
UPDATE: A federal judge in Georgia denied the plaintiffs request for emergency relief, ensuring that all valid absentee ballots turned in through the Election Day deadline will be counted. The League of Women Voters of Georgia, Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, and Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda filed an amicus brief in Republican National Committee v. Mahoney to ensure that absentee ballots received over the weekend are counted. 
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As president of one of the nation's largest civic groups, Dianna Wynn ('88 M.S.) encourages people to make their voice heard in elections.

Dianna Wynn ('88 M.S.) heads one of the most influential voter education organizations in the country. That journey began with her college education.

GUSA, League of Women Voters Encourage Student Voter Registration

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) led a get-out-the-vote campaign Oct. 10 in partnership with the League of Women Voters (LWV). 

Newsmakers: League of Women Voters

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — As Election Day approaches, two League of Women Voters members were on Newsmakers to tell host Andrew Donovan more about what the League does and what it represents.

League of Women Voters work to educate voters, boost election turnout

It’s turnout time for the St. Louis chapter of the League of Women Voters. 

Election 2024 Immigration Voting rights organization prioritizes outreach to low-income, immigrant communities

This article was originally published in Maine Morning Star. 

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