Federal Court Strikes Down Major Provision of Texas Voter Suppression Bill, S.B. 1 (Press Release) 10/1/2024 A federal court ruled Saturday against a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 in a victory for voting rights in the state.
Arizona Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Availability of Voter Registration Forms and Access to Ballot Drop-Off Sites (Press Release) 9/16/2024 The Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a GOP challenge to Gov. Hobbs' executive orders expanding voter registration and ballot drop-off access.
Pennsylvania League of Women Voters Statement on Court Decision Protecting Mail-In Ballots (Press Release) 8/30/2024 The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania applauds today’s landmark decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in favor of the League of Women Voters of PA, and other…
Empowering Unhoused and Housing Insecure Voters (Blog) 8/22/2024 Even if you lack a permanent address, you can register and vote in all 50 states. Yet the millions of people in the US who’re experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity face unique…
League joins comments to EAC on National Voter Registration Form (Legal Document) 7/22/2024 The League joined the Brennan Center for Justice and other groups on comments to the Election Assistance Commission regarding the Accessible Digital Form Filler Tool for the National Mail Voter…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress Remove Hyde Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 5/29/2024 The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Hyde Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget.
LWVUS Supports Voting Rights Restoration (Legal Document) 5/1/2024 LWVUS Federal Lobby Corps lobbied Congress in support of the Next Step Home Act to restore the voting rights of thousands of Americans with prior convictions.
LWVUS Joins Letter to Congress Urging Increased Funding for HHS' Office for Civil Rights (Legal Document) 3/13/2024 LWVUS signed onto a letter to the congressional subcommittees on Health and Human Services (HHS) urging them to double funding for HHS' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in FY25 appropriations. OCR…
VICTORY: Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge to North Dakota’s Mail-in Voting Process after League of Women Voters of North Dakota, CLC Seek to Join Suit (Press Release) 2/2/2024 Bismarck, ND – Today, in a victory for North Dakota voters, a federal judge dismissed a challenge to North Dakota’s mail-in voting process.
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging President to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 2/1/2024 The League signed onto a letter to the President urging him to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…