LWVLynchburg.org Ask this Local League a Question Learn More About This League Community Leaders Carla Heath, PresidentSue Lockhart, Vice PresidentJoanna Harris, Vice PresidentJennifer Woofter, Membership Chair League ID VA106 Phone 434.258.3322 Stories from Around the State ArticleVote SI a la Enmienda 1 / Vote YES on Amendment 1 Press ReleaseVirginia Voter Registration Deadline Extended to October 15, 2020A consent decree was signed today extending the Virginia voter registration deadline for the November 3 election to 11:59 PM, October 15, 2020. Press ReleaseVirginia Voting Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Extend Voter Registration Period Following Outage LWV of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit asking the court to grant a 48-hour extension for voter registration and to extend in-person early voting due to a system outage. Press ReleaseAgreement Waives Ballot Witness Requirement in LWV Virginia Case for November ElectionParties in LWV of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections have agreed to waive the witness requirement for absentee ballots in the November general election. The agreement was accepted by a federal judge today. Press ReleaseLWVUS Joins Case to Advance the Equal Rights AmendmentThe League of Women Voters of the United States filed a friend of the court brief in the federal case that supports ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as completed by the states of Virginia, Illinois, and Nevada. Press ReleaseAgreement in LWV Virginia Lawsuit Will Eliminate Signature Witness RequirementThe Virginia attorney general and the League of Women Voters of Virginia reached an agreement in League of Women Voters, et al. v. Virginia State Board of Elections, to remove the witness requirement for signatures on absentee ballots. Load More
