Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (Legal Case) 6/2/2023 LWV Wisconsin intervened in a state court lawsuit brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty that sought to ban ballot drop boxes
VOTE v. Ardoin (Legal Case) 6/2/2023 LWV of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit asserting Louisiana’s documentation requirements to register to vote for people with felony convictions violated the NVRA
Voting Rights Groups File Litigation to Protect Voting Rights of Mississippians with Disabilities (Press Release) 5/31/2023 Today the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, Disability Rights Mississippi, and three Mississippi voters filed a federal lawsuit challenging SB 2358, newly passed legislation that significantly…
Neptune Women leads effort to help formerly incarcerated register to vote (News Clips) 5/29/2023 This story was originally published in TAPinto Asbury Park. League of Women Voters of Monmouth board member Annette Scott provides weekly education at NJ Reentry Corporation
League of Women Voters of Florida Sues State For Restricting and Penalizing Voter Engagement Efforts (Press Release) 5/24/2023 Tallahassee, FL — Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida, represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), sued Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Secretary of State Cord Byrd to block…
What's So Bad About Voter ID Laws? (Blog) 5/23/2023 Voter ID laws have long been debated in the United States. While supporters argue that voter photo ID laws are necessary to prevent voter fraud and ensure the integrity of elections, reality tells a…
League of Women Voters of Arizona v. Lions of Liberty (now AARA v. Jennings) (Legal Case) 5/22/2023 Federal lawsuit by LWV of Arizona challenging voter intimidation by defendants Lions of Liberty and Clean Elections USA. The groups were conducting surveillance of voters using ballot drop boxes.
Lawsuit to Protect Voters in Arizona from Intimidation at Drop Boxes is Settled (Press Release) 5/21/2023 In October 2022, the League of Women Voters of Arizona (LWVAZ) brought a lawsuit to protect voters from intimidation at ballot drop boxes in Arizona. A federal court found that defendants Melody…
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.
30 years after the NVRA, we're still fighting for voting rights (News Clips) 5/20/2023 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill. LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase Solomón wrote about the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the right to vote thirty years later.