Voting Restrictions Must Be Stopped (Press Release) 3/9/2016 “If the illegal action is allowed to stand there will be substantial and continuing harm to voters and to our organizations,” said President MacNamara.
League Sues to Stop Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement on Voter Registration Form (Blog) 2/25/2016 The League of Women Voters of the United States, alongside its Alabama, Georgia and Kansas affiliates, filed a federal lawsuit against the executive director of the Election Assistance Commission to…
League Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Against EAC (Article) 2/23/2016 The League filed a Temporary Restratining order (TRO) and injunction enjoining the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and Executive Director Brian Newby from enforcing the decision granting state…
League Files Suit Against Election Assistance Commission (Article) 2/17/2016 The League of Women Voters of the US, joined by the Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas Leagues, filed suit in federal district court to stop the recent illegal action by the Executive Director of the US…
Lawsuit Challenges Voter Registration Restriction (Press Release) 2/12/2016 “Voters should not have to face an obstacle course to vote. The decision by EAC Executive Director Brian Newby is simply contrary to federal law and we expect it to be overturned,” said President…
Why I’ll be Supporting the League of Women Voters on #GivingTuesday (Blog) 11/23/2015 #GivingTuesday is a day to support the organizations that mean the most to us, and that is why I will be supporting the League of Women Voters. I hope you will, too!
Bending Over Backwards in Kansas (Blog) 11/19/2015 Send the League of Women Voters of Kansas a message of support — they recently launched an emergency initiative to reach all voters that the Secretary of State of is attempting to purge from the…
Kansas League Continues the Fight against Proof-of-Citizenship (Blog) 11/16/2015 Local Leagues throughout Kansas are reaching out to “purged” voters following changes to the state's proof-of-citizenship requirement on state voter registration forms. League volunteers will educate…
Kansas Purge of Voter Suspension List: Plain Wrong (Press Release) 10/2/2015 Today, the state of Kansas begins the process of purging tens of thousands of voters from a suspension list created for otherwise eligible voters who were unable to fulfill a restrictive proof-of-…
Kansas League Testifies Against Harsh Voter Registration Rules (Blog) 9/14/2015 Earlier this month, the League of Women Voters of Kansas and other voting rights advocates fought to protect the nearly 35,000 voters at risk of being purged from Kansas’ voter rolls by testifying…