Fighting for Fair Districts in South Carolina
LWVSC filed a lawsuit invoking the Supreme Court of South Carolina’s original jurisdiction, arguing the state’s congressional districts were gerrymandered to favor Republicans in violation of the state’s Constitution.
Protecting Voting for Wisconsinites with Disabilities
LWVWI and Disability Rights Wisconsin filed a suit to address an absentee voting procedure that discriminates against voters with disabilities. The plaintiffs sought a temporary injunction to stop enforcement of state statutes that blocked voters with disabilities from receiving, marking, and returning absentee ballots electronically.
Protecting Expanded Voting and Voter Registration
LWV Arizona filed an amicus brief in a state Supreme Court case in which the Arizona Republican Party and two individual voters requested the court overturn two of Governor Hobbs’ executive orders. These orders designated certain state facilities as ballot-drop box locations and expanded voter registration.
Protecting Georgia Voters from Purges
LWVGA moved to intervene on behalf of voters to protect members from being illegally purged from voter rolls after plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections violated the law by refusing to consider challenges to voters’ eligibility within 90 days of the election.
Protecting Georgia Voters from Purges
Two Georgia voters filed a lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger alleging a failure to accurately maintain voter rolls in violation of the National Voter Registration Act and state law. LWV of Georgia moved to intervene to protect voters from being illegally purged from the rolls.
Protecting Georgia Voter Registration under the NVRA
LWVGA moved to intervene in a lawsuit brought by two private citizens who alleged that the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), Georgia law, and county regulations by failing to conduct routine voter list maintenance and prohibiting removal of voters identified by a challenger within 90 days of a federal election.