This Thanksgiving, We Thank Our Pro Bono Litigators! (Blog) 11/23/2020 LWVUS give thanks to the lawyers and partners who helped secure safe voting in the 2020 election cycle.
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results (Press Release) 11/21/2020 A federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Trump’s reelection campaign against Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and seven counties.
Voting Rights Groups Respond to SCOTUS Ruling on Pennsylvania Ballot Receipt Deadlines (Press Release) 10/20/2020 In a 4-4 decision, the US Supreme Court today ruled that Pennsylvania mailed ballots postmarked by Election Day will be counted if they arrive before 5:00 pm on Friday, November 6.
Federal Judge’s Ruling Blocks Efforts to Limit Pennsylvania Ballot Drop Boxes (Press Release) 10/10/2020 A federal judge issued a ruling in Trump v. Boockvar stating that voters must be allowed to utilize ballot drop-off locations other than county election board offices.
Federal Judge Blocks Attempt to Undermine New Jersey’s Plan for a Safe Election (Press Release) 10/7/2020 A federal judge ruled in Trump v. Murphy that election provisions allowing election officials to begin canvassing vote-by-mail ballots 10 days before Election Day and allowing ballots without a…
CNN: Mismatched Signatures Prompt Tossed Absentee Ballots and Legal Fights Ahead of November Election (News Clips) 9/14/2020 Challenges to signature mismatch on absentee ballots causes an increase of litigation.
LWV of Montana Files to Intervene in Vote by Mail Challenge (Press Release) 9/11/2020 LWV of Montana filed a motion to intervene in Donald J. Trump for President v. Bullock, which challenges Governor Bullock’s August 6 Directive allowing counties to conduct the general election…
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.
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…
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.