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Election Protection

Legal Trends to Watch in 2023 (Blog)

From January – August 2023, state legislatures nationwide passed various bills into law. While following these developments, the League noticed several important trends around voting rights and election administration.

LWVUS Advocates for Election Funding (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to Congress in support of the Senate’s proposed $75 million appropriation for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Security Grants in the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations bill.

Michigan elections are secure and accurate (News Clips)

This letter to the editor was originally published in The Morning Sun.

Theresa Turner from the League of Women Voters of Mt. Pleasant Area wrote about elections in Michigan.

Letter: North Dakota Legislative session increases election transparency (News Clips)

This letter to the editor was originally published in The Bismarck Tribune.

The League of Women Voters of North Dakota’s top priority this legislative session was protecting voting rights to ensure our elections remain fair and accessible for all eligible North Dakota voters. Our advocacy volunteers were busy tracking 39 election bills and resolutions -- some good, some bad, and some neutral.

Arkansas 'Election Integrity Unit' Bill Awaits Gov's Signature (News Clips)

This story was originally published by Public News Service.

Bonnie Miller, president of the League of Women Voters of Arkansas, said the bill appears to be a remedy in search of a problem. Miller pointed out there are real issues related to election security, but voter fraud is not one of them, especially in Arkansas.

Common Cause, LWV decry Buckingham County voting office controversy (News Clips)

This story was originally published by Augusta Free Press.

Two voting-rights groups are urging an end to the baseless rhetoric from the right about election fraud that has targeted poll workers across the country, including in Virginia, where the entire registrar’s office in Buckingham County quit in the face of unfounded allegations from local Republicans.

LWVUS Joins Letter to Senate Leadership in Support of Electoral Count Act Reform (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter written by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights with 60 other organizations to urge the Senate to reform the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 before the end of the year. The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, S.4573, represents a significant advance forward to securing and protecting our democracy from future attacks on presidential elections.  

Experts: Colorado's Elections System is the 'Gold Standard' Nationally (News Clips)

This story was originally published by the Colorado News Collaborative.

For 102 years, the League of Women Voters has helped Americans understand how they can cast their vote in elections.

The nonpartisan organization has never endorsed a political party or candidate, providing a valuable resource for voters of all political persuasions.

The Colorado News Collaborative is speaking with nonpartisan experts to help voters understand more about the integrity of the vote as unfounded claims of voter fraud continue to run rampant ahead of November’s midterm election.

League of Women Voters Welcomes Bipartisan Action on the Electoral Count Act (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s bipartisan deal on the Electoral Count Reform Act:  

League of Women Voters Responds to House Investigation into Election Disinformation (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement on the House Oversight and Reform and House Administration Committees’ investigation into election disinformation in Arizona, Florida, Ohio, and Texas: