LWVUS joins a letter in opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (Legal Document) 7/9/2024 LWVUS joined a letter to the House of Representatives in opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
Preparing for the 2024 Presidential Election with LWV's Chief Counsel (Blog) 6/4/2024 Election and voting rights were the focus of this year’s Brown Forum for Women in Law Conference hosted by Northeastern University School of Law. This year’s conference was entitled “Women, Media,…
Arctic Village Council v. Fenumiai (Legal Case) 5/31/2024 LWV of Alaska and co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Alaska state court, arguing the lack of a notice and cure process for absentee ballots violated the Alaska Constitution.
LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog) 5/22/2024 To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…
League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston (Legal Case) 5/16/2024 LWV Arkansas and partners filed a lawsuit in state court asserting four new laws on voter ID, absentee voting, and line warming violated the Arkansas Constitution
LWV Florida v. Moody (SB 7050 lawsuit) (Legal Case) 5/15/2024 LWV Florida filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that imposed severe restrictions on voter registration activities by the League and its partners
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Fitch (Legal Case) 5/8/2024 LWV Mississippi, Disability Rights Mississippi, and three voters filed a federal lawsuit against restrictions on voters with disabilities seeking assistance with returning absentee ballots
REPORT: Women Voters by the Numbers (Blog) 5/2/2024 We pulled US Census to get a snapshot of how women are voting. It made one thing clear: the next election is up to women. See our map showing the power of women voters in 2022 and our graph on…
Kim v. Hanlon (Legal Case) 4/17/2024 LWV New Jersey filed an amicus brief opposing the state’s county line system in federal court, asserting it was unconstitutional and discriminatory
Democracy North Carolina v. Hirsch (Legal Case) 4/2/2024 LWV of North Carolina sued over a North Carolina law allowing election officials to throw out same-day registering voters’ ballots if a single address confirmation mailing was undeliverable