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National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)

Our Voter Registration Work is Headed to the Supreme Court (Blog)

A decision against the NVRA, which streamlined the state laws that hindered citizen-led registration drives, would threaten our mission and make the voter registration process vulnerable to attack.

Citizen-Led Voter Registration Drives at Risk in Arizona v. ITCA, Inc. (Press Release)

“Restrictions on the use of the national voter registration application form like those by Arizona make it much more difficult to register eligible citizens to vote,” Elisabeth MacNamara said.

Second Pivotal Voting Rights Case Heads to Supreme Court (Press Release)

This case puts independent voter registration drives, like those conducted by the League, squarely in the crosshairs of those that want to restrict access to political participation and voting.

SOTU: Disappointed that President Obama Failed to Call for Bold Action on Voting Rights (Press Release)

President's Address Sets "Strong Course for Nation" on Climate, Immigration and Gun Safety

Essential Voting Rights Protections at Risk (Press Release)

 League Joins Amicus Briefs in Shelby County v. Holder case on Voting Rights Act (VRA)

Florida's Voter Purge: What the Hell? (News Clips)

“With four lawsuits and more than 180,000 names of potentially ineligible voters, the situation in the Sunshine State is getting messier by the day. ... A letter to the newspaper from the director of the state chapter of the League of Women Voters and a lawyer from the Brennan Center for Justice (both groups that submitted friend-of-court briefs supporting the DOJ) argues for continuing vigilance.”

Ninth Circuit Rules Against Proving Citizenship, but for Voter ID (News Clips)

“Setting the stage on a national level for this year’s elections, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on April 17 ruled that part of voter registration provisions of Arizona’s Proposition 200 violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)...”

APPEALS COURT RULES PROOF-OF-CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT VIOLATES NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (NVRA) (Press Release)

Washington, DC (April 17, 2012) – The following is a statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, national President of the League of Women Voters: