Why We Need Young Voters (Blog) 2/13/2024 If we want to create a more inclusive democracy that represents the diverse needs of its people, we must empower young voters. Learn why young voters are so important and how you can support…
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (Legal Case) 2/8/2024 LWV Wisconsin filed a state court lawsuit to ensure certain missing address information on absentee ballot envelopes did not disenfranchise voters.
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…
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case) 1/24/2024 The League of Women Voters of Florida sued the Florida legislature and Florida officials for violating the state constitution by enacting district maps that were racial and partisan gerrymanders
LWVUS Joins Comments Urging DoD to Collect Data on Service Members' Experience with Family Planning Services (Legal Document) 12/26/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments to the Department of Defense (DoD) urging them to progress with, and publish the findings from, data collection on service…
GEORGIA COURT BLOCKS RACIALLY GERRYMANDERED COBB COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MAP (Press Release) 12/15/2023 COBB COUNTY, GA — In a win for Black and Latino voters, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia blocked the Cobb County School Board from using its racially gerrymandered map in an…
Our Greatest Achievements in 2023 (Blog) 12/12/2023 In 2023, Leagues across the US worked diligently to achieve a remarkable number of wins in litigation, voter registration, civic engagement and education, and more. Below are 6 of our greatest…
What’s Happening with Alabama’s Redistricting Post-Milligan? (Blog) 12/5/2023 In an unexpected decision last June, Allen v. Milligan, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) upheld Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and ruled that Alabama’s 2021 congressional map illegally…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Reject Unconstitutional Change to the Census (Legal Document) 12/5/2023 The League urged Congress to oppose an appropriations amendment that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the congressional apportionment calculation after each census.