Supreme Court Upholds Unreasonable Voter Purge Standard (Press Release) 6/11/2018 Today, the Supreme Court ruled against Ohio voters by upholding the state's purging practice for those voters who did not vote in a single election.
Husted v. APRI: Rallying to Protect Our Vote (Blog) 1/10/2018 Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute. I joined other advocates calling for an end to voter purges.
New York Times: Supreme Court Weighs Purge of Ohio Voting Rolls (News Clips) 1/10/2018 In a spirited argument on Wednesday, the Supreme Court appeared deeply divided over whether Ohio may kick people off the voting rolls if they skip a few elections and fail to respond to a notice from…
League Submits Brief in Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute (Article) 9/25/2017 LWVUS and LWVOH submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute.
LWV Supports the “Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017” (Press Release) 6/14/2017 Legislation Will Improve Voter Registration Accuracy and Enhance Access at the Ballot Box
Washington Post: Voting rights advocates brace for ‘biggest fight of our lifetime’ under next administration (News Clips) 11/30/2016 This article originally appeared in the Washington Post.By Vanessa Williams and Katie Zezima Voting rights advocates are furious at President-elect…
The 2016 Presidential Election WAS Rigged (Press Release) 11/23/2016 Voter Suppression Can Impact Outcomes
LWVTN Sends Letter Opposing Purging Voter Rolls Based on Non-Voting (Legal Document) 10/26/2016 The League of Women Voters of Tennessee sent a letter to the TN Secretary of State urging him to consider allowing voters who had been purged from the voter rolls to be allowed to vote by provisional…
PBS NewsHour: New voter ID rules, other election changes could cause confusion (News Clips) 10/19/2016 This article was originally published by PBS. By Rebecca Beitsch
League Files Complaint to Extend Voter Registration in Florida (Article) 10/12/2016 The League was cited in a ruling to extend voter registration an additional week in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.