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Legal Trends to Watch in 2023 (Blog)

8/30/2023

From January – August 2023, state legislatures nationwide passed various bills into law. While following these developments, the League noticed several important trends around voting rights and…

Detroit voting rights advocate Mildred Madison dies at 97 (News Clips)

8/25/2023

This story was originally published by CBS News Detroit. Longtime League leader and voting rights advocate Mildred Madison passed away at the age of 97.

CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO BLOCK RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY TENNESSEE REDISTRICTING (Press Release)

8/9/2023

LWV of Tennessee and partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging portions of Tennessee’s congressional and state senate redistricting plans that went into effect in early 2022 as intentionally…

How Ohio's Issue 1 could affect the rest of the country (News Clips)

8/1/2023

This article was originally published in Ohio Capital-Journal. What Ohio voters decide on Aug. 8 is likely to shape whether similar efforts to restrict ballot measures are brought in other states.

LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress about the Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document)

8/1/2023

The League hopes to see members of the 118th Congress work together to ensure that voting rights are championed as a bipartisan effort in this country.

League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale v. City of Cupertino (Legal Case)

7/31/2023

Case brought by LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale challenging a new lobbying disclosure ordinance enacted by the City of Cupertino, which could require the League and others petitioning the city council to…

Common Voting Restrictions That Are More Harmful Than You Might Think (Blog)

7/19/2023

In 2023, at least 322 bills restricting voting access were introduced in state legislatures nationwide. Though many of these restrictions may appear simple and easy to comply with, they often have a…

LWV Florida v. Byrd (NVRA lawsuit) (Legal Case)

7/10/2023

LWV Florida filed a lawsuit in federal court asserting Florida’s statewide voter registration form violated the National Voter Registration Act.

Asian Americans feels particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters (News Clips)

7/7/2023

This story was originally published by Associated Press. For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized residents by helping them register to vote — and, in…

Felon voting registration events held following new law enactment (News Clips)

7/7/2023

This story originally aired on FOX9. It’s been more than a month since over 55,000 Minnesotans re-gained the right to vote, and efforts to remind them of that continue. "A lot of these events…