Ohio’s voter registration purge targeted thousands in error. Now, a call for change. (News Clips) 1/22/2020 After many inaccuracies with the Ohio voter purge, the state of Ohio has called for a change in how they will manage voter rolls moving forward.
AP: Federal lawsuit seeks to stop Wisconsin voter purge (News Clips) 12/17/2019 The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit to stop the unjust purge of over 200,000 Wisconsin voters.
Washington Post: Georgia purged 309,000 voters from its rolls. It’s the second state to make cuts in less than a week. (News Clips) 12/17/2019 LWV of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit to stop an unjust voter purge from taking effect.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia purge list scrutinized for voter registration removals (News Clips) 11/4/2019 The state of Georgia is threatening to purge over 300,000 voters from the voting rolls. After experiencing serious problems with purge lists in Ohio, LWV of Ohio weighs in.
USA Today: After 2016 election hacks, officials in Florida offer few details on 2020 security (News Clips) 11/1/2019 Florida state officials are working with local and federal authorities to assure citizens that they are doing all that they can to be certain that the 2020 election is secure. LWV of Florida calls…
The Black Wall Street Times: Initiative Petition Filed to End Gerrymandering in Oklahoma (News Clips) 10/28/2019 The League of Women Voters of Oklahoma, as part of the People Not Politicians coalition, filed an initiative petition to end gerrymandering in Oklahoma.
Houston Chronicle: Texas’ confusing voting laws shouldn’t land people in prison [Opinion] (News Clips) 8/3/2019 Opinion piece from Grace Chimene, president of the League of Women Voters of Texas, on the League's support of Crystal Mason-Hobbs's case seeking clarity and fairness in laws around…
Truthout: 15 States Have Already Taken Steps to Make the Electoral College Obsolete (News Clips) 7/15/2019 Momentum is growing among state legislatures to award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. LWV National Popular Vote Taskforce Chair Toni Zimmer contributes.
Washington Post: How a large-scale effort to register black voters led to a crackdown in Tennessee (News Clips) 5/24/2019 Last year, an army of paid workers with stacks of voter registration forms fanned out in Memphis, Nashville and other parts of Tennessee to persuade African Americans to vote. In response, the…
Washington Post: Federal judges rule Michigan gerrymandering unconstitutional, order maps redrawn by 2020 (News Clips) 4/25/2019 Federal judges ordered the state of Michigan to draw new legislative districts on Thursday, after finding that a gerrymandered plan enacted by the state’s Republican-dominated legislature in 2011…