PRESS HERALD: While Some States Restrict Voting, Maine Lawmakers Pass Bills to Expand Access (Article) 7/8/2021 Maine lawmakers pass several bills expanding access to voting.
The League condemns the American Legislative Exchange Council (Legal Document) 6/14/2021 The League urges corporations to cease supporting, the American Legislative Exchange Council for its efforts to restrict the American people’s freedom to vote and undermine democracy
League Joins Call to Support the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document) 6/8/2021 The League joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference in support of two critical pieces of legislation needed to protect the freedom to vote: For the People Act and the John Lewis…
LWV Statement on the Articles of Impeachment Sent to the U.S. Senate (Press Release) 1/25/2021 The Senate must serve as impartial jurors not tied to party lines, and convict him, ensuring that Donald Trump is banned from running for federal office again.
This Thanksgiving, We Thank Our Pro Bono Litigators! (Blog) 11/23/2020 LWVUS give thanks to the lawyers and partners who helped secure safe voting in the 2020 election cycle.
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.
POLITICO: States brace for surge of voter registrations as deadlines near (News Clips) 10/18/2020 After system crashes in Virginia and Florida, other states are warned of the possibility of glitches as registration deadlines approach.
Federal Judge Upholds Montana Governor’s Directive Expanding Mail Voting (Press Release) 9/30/2020 A federal court has upheld Montana Governor Steve Bullock’s directive allowing the state’s counties to proceed with conducting vote-by-mail elections this November.
Statement of Voting Rights Advocates in Response to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling (Press Release) 9/17/2020 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that state law allows county bureaus of elections to set up drop boxes and satellite offices to accept mail and absentee ballots.
TEEN VOGUE: Vote By Mail in the 2020 Election: How to Do It and Why (News Clips) 8/17/2020 Virginia Kase speaks about how to vote-by-mail and why voters should do it in the 2020 election.