LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release) 3/8/2021 This executive order will expand voter access, strengthen voter registration, and improve election information so that all eligible Americans can participate in our democracy.
LWV Files Amicus in Ohio Census Case, Challenging Rushed Data Delivery (Press Release) 3/15/2021 LWV of the United States filed a friend of the court brief in Ohio v. Coggins, a suit brought by the state of Ohio and Ohio’s secretary of state to rush the delivery of census data for congressional…
Judge Rules That Census Must Not be Rushed in Victory for Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments (Press Release) 9/25/2020 The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the Trump administration to halt its rush to end the 2020 Census, extending deadline for counting to October 31.
League of Women Voters, Missouri NAACP Sue Over Law Criminalizing Voter Engagement Efforts (Press Release) 8/22/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. -- Two nonpartisan civic engagement organizations sued the state of Missouri and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in Cole County Circuit Court to block provisions of one of the…
Democracy Is On The Ballot This Year, National Voter Registration Day 2022 Is More Critical Than Ever (Press Release) 9/19/2022 This year, civic organizations around the country recognize September 20th as National Voter Registration Day, registering hundreds of thousands of voters in a single day. This year, Leagues will…
VICTORY: Missouri Judge Blocks Restrictions on Voter Registration Activity and Distribution of Absentee Ballot Applications (Press Release) 11/4/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. — This afternoon, a judge for the Cole County Circuit Court granted a preliminary injunction in our LWV MO and Missouri NAACP v. Missouri lawsuit, which blocks enforcement of…
League of Women Voters Marks 30th Anniversary of NVRA (Press Release) 5/20/2023 While we’ve made advancements in expanding voter access, some 30 years later, the fight for voting rights is far from over.
Pro-Democracy Groups Sue Louisiana Over Inequitable Felony Disenfranchisement Scheme (Press Release) 5/1/2023 Baton Rouge, LA — Today, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana (LWV of Louisiana), along with Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (Power Coalition), filed…
Judge Blocks Part of Florida’s Restrictive Voting Law Targeting Nonpartisan Civic Engagement Groups (Press Release) 7/6/2023 Tallahassee, FL — On Monday, a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of portions of Florida’s anti-voter law, SB 7050. The order comes after…