LWVUS CEO Sends Testimony in Support of Maryland Voting Rights (Legal Document) 3/21/2025 Celina Stewart, CEO and resident of Laurel, Maryland urged passage of SB 342 to enact essential protections against racial vote dilution in Maryland.
How Voter ID Laws Suppress Transgender Voters (Blog) 3/20/2025 With anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation sharply on the rise, it’s no surprise that barriers to voting have also increased for transgender people.With this in mind, the League opposes strict voter ID laws, as…
Following Lawsuit, Alabama Voters No Longer Threatened by Illegal Voter Purge Program Targeting Naturalized Citizens (Press Release) 3/14/2025 In 2024, LWV Alabama, ACIJ, and NAACP sued over an illegal voter purge targeting four individual Alabamians unfairly removed from rolls. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has abandoned the illegal…
Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice v. Allen (Legal Case) 3/14/2025 LWV Alabama and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Alabama Secretary of State from wrongfully purging voters from the rolls
League joins coalition calling for Senate to reject CR (Legal Document) 3/13/2025 The League joined a coalition of groups calling for the Senate to reject a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government which threatens DC autonomy.
LWVUS Urges the Senate to Protect DC in CR Negotiations (Legal Document) 3/12/2025 LWVUS urged the Senate to amend the current continuing resolution (CR) as passed by the US House to allow DC to spend its locally raised revenue.
Disability Rights Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (absentee voting for voters with disabilities) (Legal Case) 3/12/2025 LWVWI filed suit to prohibit the enforcement of state statutes that blocked voters with disabilities from receiving, marking, and returning their absentee ballot electronically
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Fitch (Legal Case) 3/3/2025 LWV Mississippi, Disability Rights Mississippi, and three voters filed a federal lawsuit against restrictions on voters with disabilities seeking assistance with returning absentee ballots
Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes (Legal Case) 2/25/2025 LWV Arizona and LWVUS filed an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit defending the applicability of the NVRA to presidential elections
LWVUS Sends Letter to Senate Opposing the SAVE Act (Legal Document) 2/20/2025 LWVUS sent a letter to the US Senate urging members to oppose the SAVE Act.