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Five Election-Related Legal Cases You Should Know About This Week (Press Release)

10/11/2024

October 11, 2024The League is at the forefront of the most important federal and state cases across the United States. Here’s a list of the top five election-related legal cases you should know about…

Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Sue Alabama Over SB1’s Extreme Anti-Voter Restrictions and Penalties (Press Release)

4/4/2024

A coalition of civil rights, voting rights and disability rights organizations suedto block Alabama’s recently enacted Senate Bill 1 (SB1). This law directly targets, drastically restricts, and…

LWVPA Files Brief in Support of Voter Privacy in Federal Appeal (Press Release)

9/15/2023

HARRISBURG, PA — Yesterday, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA) filed an amicus brief in Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Schmidt, a case before the US Court of Appeals for the…

League of Women Voters Marks 30th Anniversary of NVRA (Press Release)

5/20/2023

While we’ve made advancements in expanding voter access, some 30 years later, the fight for voting rights is far from over.

LWV of Texas Sends Letter to Texas SOS Requesting Voter Registration Forms (Press Release)

1/21/2022

LWV of Texas and Campaign Legal Center sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State John Scott in response to his office’s practice of severely limiting voter registration forms provided to voter…

League of Women Voters Joins Michelle Obama, When We All Vote and 30 More Organizations in Fight For Our Vote Pledge Ahead of Midterms (Press Release)

1/10/2022

Thirty-one voting organizations and civil rights groups representing millions join When We All Vote Co-Chair Michelle Obama in pledge to fight for voting rights and organize voters in New York Times…

Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act" (Press Release)

3/24/2021

The For the People Act is the democracy reform bill the American people want and deserve.

LWV Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release)

3/17/2021

Senators must come together to protect voters and defend democracy

LWVUS Supports the Return of H.R. 1 in the 117th Congress (Press Release)

1/5/2021

The U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping democracy reform bill that was first introduced in 2019.

Virginia Voter Registration Deadline Extended to October 15, 2020 (Press Release)

10/14/2020

A consent decree was signed today extending the Virginia voter registration deadline for the November 3 election to 11:59 PM, October 15, 2020.