League Endorses SHIELD Act (Legal Document) 10/23/2019 The League joined a letter to U.S. House members urging support for HR 4617, the SHIELD Act.
Houston Chronicle: Texas’ confusing voting laws shouldn’t land people in prison [Opinion] (News Clips) 8/3/2019 Opinion piece from Grace Chimene, president of the League of Women Voters of Texas, on the League's support of Crystal Mason-Hobbs's case seeking clarity and fairness in laws around returning…
LWV Joins Case Opposing Criminal Penalties for Voter Eligibility Confusion (Press Release) 7/23/2019 Today, the League of Women Voters of Texas joined as amicus in Mason-Hobbs v. Texas, arguing that genuine confusion around voter eligibility does not violate Texas state law.
House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 7/8/2019 On the sixth anniversary of Shelby v. Holder, the Supreme Court decision that gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the U.S. House Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing on the continuing…
Washington Post: Wisconsin judge blocks Republicans’ lame-duck power grab (News Clips) 3/21/2019 A Wisconsin judge on Thursday blocked several lightning-fast actions in December by the state legislature to limit the power of its incoming governor and preserve policies implemented by his…
In the Know: League of Women Voters v. Rucho (Blog) 1/14/2019 The LWVNC v. Rucho case is a partisan gerrymandering challenge to the North Carolina congressional map. Partisan gerrymandering is the practice of drawing electoral district lines in a way that…
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Partisan Gerrymander Challenges (Press Release) 1/4/2019 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to North Carolina’s 2016 congressional redistricting plan, one of the most egregious partisan gerrymanders in U.S. history.
New York Times: Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Purge of Voting Rolls (News Clips) 6/11/2018 U.S. Supreme Court allows Ohio to purge voting rolls.
Supreme Court Upholds Unreasonable Voter Purge Standard (Press Release) 6/11/2018 Today, the Supreme Court ruled against Ohio voters by upholding the state's purging practice for those voters who did not vote in a single election.
President Trump Makes False Claims of Voter Fraud (Press Release) 4/5/2018 False Claims of Voter Fraud Undermines the Public Trust in our Election System.