LEAGUE VICTORY: Court Strikes Down Florida’s Congressional Map (Press Release) 9/7/2023 Tallahassee, FL — A Florida trial court has sided with plaintiffs including the League of Women Voters of Florida in the case Black…
Legal Trends to Watch in 2023 (Blog) 8/30/2023 From January – August 2023, state legislatures nationwide passed various bills into law. While following these developments, the League noticed several important trends around voting rights and…
Detroit voting rights advocate Mildred Madison dies at 97 (News Clips) 8/25/2023 This story was originally published by CBS News Detroit. Longtime League leader and voting rights advocate Mildred Madison passed away at the age of 97.
Good Government Groups Defend Washington State Disclosure Law, Facing Opposition from Meta (Press Release) 8/10/2023 Seattle, WA – Campaign Legal Center, joined by the League of Women Voters of Washington, Fix Democracy First and the Brennan Center for Justice, today filed an amicus brief in State of…
County libraries recognized by LWV group (News Clips) 8/10/2023 This story was originally published by The Spirit. The League of Women Voters of Central Delaware County (LWV) recently presented Delaware County Libraries (DCL) an award for Outstanding Community…
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO BLOCK RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY TENNESSEE REDISTRICTING (Press Release) 8/9/2023 LWV of Tennessee and partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging portions of Tennessee’s congressional and state senate redistricting plans that went into effect in early 2022 as intentionally…
How Ohio's Issue 1 could affect the rest of the country (News Clips) 8/1/2023 This article was originally published in Ohio Capital-Journal. What Ohio voters decide on Aug. 8 is likely to shape whether similar efforts to restrict ballot measures are brought in other states.
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the Protecting Our Democracy Act (Legal Document) 7/27/2023 The League of Women Voters urged all members of Congress to support this piece of legislation as a key step in fortifying our democracy.
Felon voting registration events held following new law enactment (News Clips) 7/7/2023 This story originally aired on FOX9. It’s been more than a month since over 55,000 Minnesotans re-gained the right to vote, and efforts to remind them of that continue. "A lot of these events…
LWVUS joins a letter in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document) 6/12/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics.