In the Know: Understanding Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (Blog) 11/4/2020 On November 4, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the next pivotal LGBTQ rights case.
Full and Real Citizenship: Advancing Native American Voting Rights (Blog) 10/30/2020 Native Americans, the first people to inhabit the area now known as the United States, have tragically been disenfranchised for much of the nation’s history.
Equal Rights Under the Law, What’s Wrong with That? (Blog) 10/28/2020 It's important to understand why the ERA is necessary and look to states that have already passed such amendments in their own constitutions for guidance on this important subject.
USA TODAY:In-person or mail voting? Here is the best way to vote in 2020, according to experts and activists (News Clips) 10/22/2020 USA Today asked experts and voting rights advocates for the best way that voters should cast their ballots.
LWV of Arizona Statement in Response to Decision in Navajo Nation Voting Rights Case (Press Release) 10/15/2020 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling denying special accommodations for Navajo Nation absentee voters due to mail delivery delays. LWV of Arizona had filed an amicus brief in support of…
Virginia Voting Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Extend Voter Registration Period Following Outage (Press Release) 10/13/2020 LWV of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit asking the court to grant a 48-hour extension for voter registration and to extend in-person early voting due to a system outage.
Federal Judge’s Ruling Blocks Efforts to Limit Pennsylvania Ballot Drop Boxes (Press Release) 10/10/2020 A federal judge issued a ruling in Trump v. Boockvar stating that voters must be allowed to utilize ballot drop-off locations other than county election board offices.
LWV of Arizona Joins Case Supporting Navajo Nation Voting Rights (Press Release) 10/7/2020 LWV of Arizona filed a friend of the court brief in the federal court case, Yazzie v. Hobbs, which asks the state to count ballots received from reservations if they are postmarked for Election Day…
10 Things You Should Know About Redistricting (Blog) 10/5/2020 Every 10 years, after the collection of the decennial census data, states redraw their state and congressional district lines. Here are 10 things you should know about it works.
League of Women Voters Mourns the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Press Release) 9/19/2020 WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters president Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following joint statement on the passing of Supreme Court…
