LWV and NALEO Educational Fund Launch VOTE411 Election Website in Spanish (Press Release) 9/2/2020 The League of Women Voters Education Fund launched the award-winning election website VOTE411.org in Spanish.
League of Women Voters of New Jersey Seeks to Intervene in Vote by Mail Case (Press Release) 9/1/2020 UPDATE: Motion to intervene was granted in Trump v. Murphy, which challenges New Jersey’s plan to mail vote-by-mail ballots automatically to every registered New Jersey voter.
Collins v. Adams (Legal Case) 9/1/2020 LWV of Kentucky and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit against Kentucky officials after the legislature enacted a photo ID requirement and failed to expand absentee ballot during the COVID-19…
LWV of Mississippi Files Lawsuit to Ease Absentee Voting Restrictions during COVID-19 (Press Release) 8/27/2020 LWV of Mississippi filed a lawsuit seeking to expand absentee voting, waive the witness and notarization requirements, and set up a notice and cure process during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LWV of Ohio Challenges State’s Ban on Additional Ballot Drop Boxes for General Election (Press Release) 8/27/2020 LWV of Ohio filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State LaRose challenging his unconstitutional August 12 order limiting drop boxes to one per county.
LWVUS Submits Letter to Senate on American Democracy Month (Legal Document) 8/26/2020 LWVUS submitted a letter to members of the Senate asking for them to co-sponsor S.Res. 672, a bipartisan Senate resolution to establish September 2020 as National Democracy Month.
Supporting the Deliver for America Act- Letter to House of Representatives (Legal Document) 8/26/2020 With the ongoing discourse around the United States Postal Service, LWVUS joined 50 other organizations in a letter addressing the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to vote YES on the…
Agreement Waives Ballot Witness Requirement in LWV Virginia Case for November Election (Press Release) 8/21/2020 Parties in LWV of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections have agreed to waive the witness requirement for absentee ballots in the November general election. The agreement was accepted by a…
Groups Sue Postmaster General over USPS Changes (Press Release) 8/19/2020 LWV of the United States and partners filed a lawsuit against the Postmaster General and United States Postal Service challenging recent changes to postal service procedures and equipment.
League Statement on the Postmaster General’s Reversal of USPS Changes Until After 2020 Election (Press Release) 8/18/2020 We issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to delay operational changes to the U.S. Postal Service until after the 2020 election.
