The Fight for Voting Rights is Alive in Tennessee (Blog) 5/16/2023 LWV's legislative & policy coordinator shares her experience as a voting rights advocate in Tennessee.
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Legal Case) 5/11/2023 LWV Pennsylvania moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch seeking to purge voters from voter rolls.
Voting Rights Advocates Prevail in Pennsylvania Voter Purge Lawsuit (Press Release) 5/11/2023 HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today voting rights advocates agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that pitted them against conservative activist group Judicial Watch, in a lawsuit Judicial Watch originally filed in 2020…
League of Women Voters encourages letter-writing campaign against Ohio bill (News Clips) 5/4/2023 This story was originally published in the Oxford Observer. The Oxford League of Women Voters is organizing a letter-writing campaigns against two proposed bills that they say would damage democracy…
Deeper Dive with Dara Kam Episode 39: Cecile Scoon, League of Women Voters of Florida President (News Clips) 4/30/2023 This is an episode of Deeper Dive with Dara Kam and was originally shared on City & State Florida. League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile Scoon and Dara discuss a wide-ranging…
League of Women Voters of North Carolina Responds to State Supreme Court Redistricting Decision (Press Release) 4/28/2023 RALEIGH — The League of Women Voters of North Carolina President Jo Nicholas released the following statement after the North Carolina Supreme Court took unprecedented action and reversed its prior…
Voting Rights Group Sues Florida For Registration Process That Sets Former Felons Up to Fail (News Clips) 4/27/2023 This article was originally published by Talking Points Memo. A voting rights group is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) administration for its “byzantine” voter registration process, which has led to…
Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 4/26/2023 LWV of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court against Florida’s Secretary of State, charging that the state’s voter registration application violates the…
Ohio's new voting laws: What you need to know (News Clips) 4/22/2023 This article was originally published in The Miami Student. Recent changes to Ohio’s voting laws put the state among those with the most restrictive voting requirements in the country.
LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress About Priorities for the 118th Congress (Legal Document) 4/18/2023 LWVUS reached out to members of Congress to outline its priority issues for the 118th Congress and urged Congress to implement necessary reforms like restoring the Voting Rights Act, regulating money…
