LWV Texas Joins Lawsuit to Combat Voter Suppression (Press Release) 2/5/2019 AUSTIN & WASHINGTON – Monday the League of Women Voters of Texas joined a lawsuit against the Texas Secretary of State’s office after false…
Judge Blocks ‘Unreasonable, Discriminatory’ Voting Law (Press Release) 10/24/2018 On Monday, a Judge in New Hampshire issued an injunction stopping the state from advancing a controversial election law requiring extra documentation in order to register to vote.
League Celebrates Record Number of Women Elected in 2018 (Press Release) 11/7/2018 Expected Historic Voter Turnout in Record-Setting Midterm Washington, DC – On Tuesday, Americans elected more female candidates to office than ever…
League of Women Voters of Arizona Gains Important Protections for Voters (Press Release) 11/9/2018 Voters Must Have the Opportunity to Cure Mail-in Ballots PHOENIX – Friday the League of Women Voters of Arizona along with LULAC and Arizona…
League Remembers Congressman John Dingell (Press Release) 2/8/2019 The League of Women Voters national president Chris Carson issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Dingell.
LWVNC Celebrates Board of Elections Call for New Election in District 9 (Press Release) 2/25/2019 The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) unanimously voted to hold a new election for the 9th Congressional district. This decision comes after claims involving absentee voter manipulation…
Testimony by Virginia Kase on Voting Rights And Election Administration In America (Press Release) 10/17/2019 The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase, testified before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections on Thursday, October 17, 2019.
Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment Protections at Polling Places (Press Release) 6/14/2018 Today, in a 7-2 decision that challenged political apparel at polling places, the Supreme Court ruled in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky that parts of the state’s law are too subjective, making…
LWV of Alabama Files in Support of Case to Ease Absentee Ballot Requirements (Press Release) 10/7/2020 LWV of Alabama filed an amicus brief in People First of Alabama v. Merrill, which seeks to ease absentee ballot requirements and mandate curbside voting. The case is now pending in the US Court of…
LWV of Arizona Joins Case Supporting Navajo Nation Voting Rights (Press Release) 10/7/2020 LWV of Arizona filed a friend of the court brief in the federal court case, Yazzie v. Hobbs, which asks the state to count ballots received from reservations if they are postmarked for Election Day…