Pa. counties must accept undated, incorrectly dated mail ballots federal court rules (News Clips) 11/21/2023 This story was originally published in Votebeat. Plaintiffs including the NAACP and League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania applauded the ruling.
VICTORY: Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted (Press Release) 11/21/2023 PITTSBURGH — A federal court in western Pennsylvania ruled today that voters who submit mail ballots in time to be counted in an election — but…
Fitz-James v. Ashcroft (Legal Case) 11/21/2023 LWV of Missouri filed an amicus brief to support plaintiffs’ efforts to rewrite a misleading and inaccurate summary of a ballot initiative protecting abortion rights
Missouri State Conference of the NAACP v. State of Missouri (Legal Case) 11/20/2023 LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against tightened voter ID requirements for in-person voting
LWVUS Joins Comments Supporting Inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions in the American Community Survey (ACS) (Legal Document) 11/20/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments in response to the Census Bureau’s request for review and approval for a test of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)…
League of Women Voters Remembers Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter (Press Release) 11/19/2023 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement on the passing of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter:
State League of Women Voters condemn election office interferences (News Clips) 11/10/2023 This story was originally published in the Kirkland Reporter. The president of the Seattle-based League of Women Voters of Washington called the substances sent to several election offices in…
Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor's election (News Clips) 11/9/2023 This story was originally published in Associated Press. Voting rights activists plan to meet next week to discuss legal recourse around restoring fair access to ballots, said Debbie Pantenburg,…
Pro-democracy groups plan to monitor Shasta County election (News Clips) 11/6/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. Dora Rose, deputy director of the League of Women Voters of California, will be in Shasta County for the vote. She condemned the county's…
What Fat Bear Week Teaches Us About Elections (Blog) 11/2/2023 Every October, more than a million people vote in one of the most anticipated elections of the year: Fat Bear Week (FBW). FBW is a brilliant campaign in terms of engaging and educating people…