Remarks on DC Statehood at Full Democracy Champions Luncheon (Blog) 4/16/2024 In honor of Emancipation Day, DC's Mayor Muriel Bowser hosted a Full Democracy Champions Luncheon. Within are remarks from LWV's Kelly McFarland Stratman on DC Statehood.
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Legal Case) 5/11/2023 LWV Pennsylvania moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch seeking to purge voters from voter rolls.
The League's History Sponsoring Presidential Debates (Blog) 5/11/2023 The League of Women Voters became a household name in the mid-twentieth century as the award-winning sponsor of the US’s first televised presidential debates. Why did that change, and will the League…
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose (HB 458 challenge) (Legal Case) 12/19/2023 LWV Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against a new state law restricting assistance to voters with returning absentee ballots
League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer (Legal Case) 3/14/2024 LWV New Hampshire and LWVUS filed a federal lawsuit against defendants who sent thousands of robocalls impersonating President Biden during the state’s primary election
Hopkins v. Hosemann (now Watson) (Legal Case) 1/23/2024 LWVUS, LWV Mississippi, and 11 other civil rights organizations filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs asserting Mississippi’s permanent felony disenfranchisement law violated the Eighth…
Alabama NAACP v. Marshall (SB1 Challenge) (Legal Case) 4/4/2024 LWV Alabama and partner organizations filed a federal lawsuit against restrictions on assisting voters with absentee ballot applications
King v. Thurston (Legal Case) 3/5/2024 LWV Arkansas and state Senator Bryan King filed a state court lawsuit against new restrictions on ballot initiatives
League of Women Voters of New Hampshire Ask Federal Court to Immediately Halt Defendants’ Use of Artificial Intelligence in U.S. Elections (Press Release) 4/30/2024 MANCHESTER, NH – (April 30, 2024) The League of Women Voters of the United States, the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, and several…
Voting Rights History is Black History (Blog) 2/23/2022 As we celebrate Black history and commemorate many great leaders — both the known and unsung heroes of our time — we must also remember that the struggle to protect voting rights continues.