Woman Wearing "I Registered to Vote Today" sticker
Tell Congress to Defend Democracy Urge Your Representatives to Take Action
A young Pennsylvanian registering to vote at a LWV event
Show Your Support Advocate for Voting Rights
A young person registering to vote at a League event
Stand Against Anti-Voter Legislation Tell your Senators to oppose the SAVE Act.
View All Action Alerts
Register to vote
Register to vote - get started now at VOTE411.org
View All Action Alerts

Press Releases

Press Releases
League of Women Voters of Colorado Challenges One-Party Elections Law in Federal Court
The League of Women Voters of Colorado and two individual voters filed a federal lawsuit against HB 25-1315, a state law passed in May 2025 that provides for one-party elections to fill state legislative vacancies in certain circumstances. 
League of Women Voters, NAACP, and Partners Challenge Tennessee’s Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map
The League of Women Voters of Tennessee joined the NAACP and other civil rights organizations and individuals in filing a federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s racially discriminatory congressional map.
League of Women Voters Honors Former LWVUS President Ruth Hinerfeld
LWVUS honors the former president whose leadership strengthened the League’s role in American democracy 
Voting Rights Groups Sue to Stop Florida Congressional Map
The League of Women Voters of Florida, Common Cause, and the League of United Latin American Citizens, represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and Democracy Defenders Fund, filed a lawsuit in the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County to stop the new Florida Congressional map.  
UPDATE: Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Federal Challenge to Louisiana Officials’ Attempt to Suspend Election Already Underway
A group of individual voters, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana, and the League of Women Voters of Louisiana Education Fund today filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s implementation of Governor Jeff Landry’s unlawful executive order that attempts to suspend Louisiana’s congressional House primary elections after voting had already begun.
Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Challenge to Louisiana Governor’s Attempt to Suspend Election Already Underway
A group of individual voters and of voting rights organizations filed an emergency motion to block Governor Jeff Landry and Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s suspension of the state’s congressional primary election after voting has already begun statewide
League of Women Voters Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Dismantling the Bedrock of the Civil Rights Movement
The League of Women Voters President Dianna Wynn and CEO Celina Stewart issued the following joint statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a case concerning the constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
Organizations Appeal Ruling Upholding Discriminatory NC Law Targeting Youth Voters
Three voting rights organizations announce their appeal of the recent federal court decision upholding restrictions to same-day registration in North Carolina Senate Bill 747
League of Women Voters of Oregon, LULAC File Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Defend Voter Privacy
The League of Women Voters of Oregon and League of United Latin American Citizens filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit urging the court to reject the Department of Justice’s demand for Oregon’s voter data and protect voter privacy.
Joint Statement From the League of Women Voters of Utah, ACLU of Utah, and ACLU Voting Rights Project
A joint statement on the motion to dismiss the DOJ's complaint in US v. Henderson.

Donate to support our work

to empower voters and defend democracy.