League Urges Senate to Vote Yes on Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document) 9/23/2021 In a memo to the US Senate, LWV urged Senators to support passage of the Freedom to Vote Act.
Adkins v. Virginia Redistricting Commission (Legal Case) 9/22/2021 LWV Virginia filed an amicus brief in a case challenging HB 1225, which set standards and criteria for the Virginia Redistricting Commission when drawing legislative districts
LWV Files Amicus Brief in Voter Intimidation Case Before SCOTUS (Press Release) 9/21/2021 LWV of the United States, along with the Leagues of New York and Florida filed an amicus brief in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a US Supreme Court case examining New York…
League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington) (Legal Case) 9/16/2021 The League filed a federal lawsuit to block the Election Assistance Commission from allowing three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form
How Texas Advocates Mitigated the Attack on Voting Rights (Blog) 9/9/2021 In early September 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1) into law. This anti-voter legislation makes it virtually impossible for certain voters to cast their ballots. Yet…
Premiere: 2021 VOTE411 PSAs! (Blog) 9/7/2021 No matter how much any one person knows about local and state elections or how involved they’ve been in the past, they can find the tools they need to elevate their voices at VOTE411.org.
Texas Civic Groups File Lawsuit Against State of Texas Over Anti-Voter Bill, SB1 (Press Release) 9/3/2021 LWV of Texas filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas, challenging Senate Bill 1, an omnibus anti-voter bill expected to be signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott.
Brnovich: A Significant Blow to Our Freedom to Vote (Blog) 9/2/2021 On July 1, in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to the freedom to vote. The decision held that Arizona laws discounting ballots cast out of…
LWV of Arizona Files in Support of Public Transparency in AZ Senate’s Sham Election “Audit” (Press Release) 8/31/2021 LWV of Arizona filed an amicus brief in support of transparency in the Arizona Senate’s so-called “audit” of votes cast in Maricopa County during the 2020 Election.
LWV Statement on President Biden's Women's Equality Day Proclamation (Press Release) 8/26/2021 LWVUS Board President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued this statement in response to President Biden's proclamation on Women's Equality Day, 2021.
