LWV Opposes a Rushed Supreme Court Confirmation Process (Press Release) 9/23/2020 Now is not the time to rush a lifetime appointment to the United States Supreme Court.
League of Women Voters Mourns the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Press Release) 9/19/2020 WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters president Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following joint statement on the passing of Supreme Court…
Statement of Voting Rights Advocates in Response to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling (Press Release) 9/17/2020 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that state law allows county bureaus of elections to set up drop boxes and satellite offices to accept mail and absentee ballots.
LWV of Arizona Joins Federal Lawsuit in Support of Electronic Signature Collection (Press Release) 4/28/2020 The League of Women Voters of Arizona filed an amicus brief in Arizonans for Fair Representation v. Hobbs, asking the state to permit online signature collection for ballot petitions via the state’s…
Testimony by Virginia Kase on Voting Rights And Election Administration In America (Press Release) 10/17/2019 The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase, testified before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections on Thursday, October 17, 2019.
League Joins Civil Rights Groups in Urging Supreme Court to Protect LGBTQ+ Workers (Press Release) 7/3/2019 The League joins partner organizations on a set of cases before the Supreme Court which could ensure much-needed protections for LGBTQ+ individuals in the workplace.
Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment Protections at Polling Places (Press Release) 6/14/2018 Today, in a 7-2 decision that challenged political apparel at polling places, the Supreme Court ruled in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky that parts of the state’s law are too subjective,…
League Statement on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 6/19/2017 LWV Optimistic As Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Extreme Gerrymandering Case
Hundreds of League of Women Voters Activists Storm Capitol Hill for Voting Rights (Press Release) 6/15/2016 “Our members are fanning out across the Capitol to tell their elected representatives that it is well past time to right this wrong. We need them to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA),”…
North Carolina’s Restrictive Election Law Approved by Federal Court (Press Release) 4/26/2016 “This decision sends a dangerous signal to voters across the country, one the League is prepared to fight at every opportunity,” said President MacNamara.