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Missouri Voter Advocates Condemn Passage of Voting Bill (News Clips)

5/12/2022

Discriminatory measures passed by the Missouri House Thursday target voters of color, sabotage elections and prevent Missourians from having their voices heard at the ballot box

With Liberty and Justice for All (Except DC) (Blog)

5/10/2022

But the District of Columbia is not a state. Why is that a problem?  Because of not being a state, the District of Columbia does not have any rights unless they are specifically allowed by Congress,…

ICYMI: League CEO Speaks at Greenleaf Christian Church (Blog)

4/28/2022

On Sunday, April 24, 2022, the League's CEO Virginia Kase Solomón spoke at Greenleaf Christian Church, where voting rights ally and co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, Bishop William Barber II,…

DeSantis signs controversial voting bill, creates election crimes office (News Clips)

4/25/2022

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Legislature to create an office within the executive branch that would have the power to investigate and enforce election related crimes.

Maine is about to open party primaries to hundreds of thousands more voters (News Clips)

4/25/2022

AUGUSTA, Maine — More than 350,000 Maine voters could vote in primaries starting in a key 2024 election after lawmakers approved a bill to allow for semi-open primaries for presidential,…

League of Women Voters of Florida and Others Sue Over Gov. DeSantis’ Congressional Map (Press Release)

4/22/2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On April 22, the League of Women Voters of Florida joined Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Equal Ground…

Federal judge declines to issue restraining order against alleged voter intimidation (News Clips)

4/20/2022

A federal judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order after finding no imminent threat from a group who allegedly interrogated and intimidated Colorado voters at their homes, including…

Voting Rights Act is hanging by a thread; FL ruling may allow Supreme Court to cut it (News Clips)

4/13/2022

In an exceedingly rare federal ruling striking down restrictions on voting that the GOP-dominated Florida Legislature approved last year, the state has effectively been placed on probation.

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes (News Clips)

4/13/2022

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that will likely determine how extensively absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the upcoming…

KANSAS CIVIC GROUPS FILE IMMEDIATE APPEAL OF LAWSUIT AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESSION LAWS AFTER WRONGFUL DISMISSAL (Press Release)

4/12/2022

TOPEKA, KS – Yesterday evening, the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and the Topeka…, “After nearly a year of delays in the district court, we look forward to moving our case to the appeals court,” said Davis Hammet, Loud Light…, About League of Women Voters of Kansas: The League of Women Voters of Kansas is a nonpartisan, grassroots civic organization that encourages informed…