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San Luis Obispo County Citizens for Good Government v. County of San Luis Obispo (Legal Case)

3/27/2023

California’s FAIR MAPS Act bans gerrymandering of local government districts. The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County (LWV SLO) intervened as plaintiffs after the county’s Board of…

League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab (Legal Case)

3/24/2023

LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements

Advocacy Groups launch campaign to encourage more Black voters to 'Vote Local Now' (News Clips)

3/18/2023

This story originally aired on News4JAX. A new campaign announced Saturday, called Vote Local Now, is aimed at getting more people to the polls, especially African American voters. It’s spearheaded…

Opinion | What does non-partisan mean? (News Clips)

3/16/2023

This op-ed was originally published in the Bucks County Herald. Cathy Morano from the League of Women Voters of Bucks County, PA, wrote about the League's work as a nonpartisan, grassroots…

Moore v. Harper (Legal Case)

3/15/2023

The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting, petitioned the Supreme Court for review, after the state supreme court…

League of Women Voters on the Ground Getting Voters Ready (News Clips)

3/15/2023

This story was originally published in Generations Magazine. There is no “right” age to give back to your community. But for members of the League of Women Voters (LWV)—50 state League (and the…

PA Group Pushes to Educate Voters Ahead of Municipal Primary (News Clips)

3/15/2023

This story was originally published by Public News Service. As the municipal primary election fast approaches, there is an urgent push for more voter education in Pennsylvania.

Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case)

3/2/2023

The League of Women Voters of Florida, together with voting rights organizations and individual plaintiffs, sued the Florida Legislature and Florida officials for violating the Florida Constitution…

LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to Support Environmental Investments in the 2023 Farm Bill (Legal Document)

2/28/2023

LWVUS joined nearly 650 other groups on a letter to House and Senate agriculture committee leadership urging that they protect investments in climate-smart agriculture and conservation in the 2023…

LWV Utah v. Utah State Legislature (Legal Case)

2/27/2023

LWV Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) sued to strike down gerrymandered congressional districts and reinstate Proposition 4, which established an independent redistricting…