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Voters Won Today: League of Women Voters Prevails in Major Federal Voting Rights Case (Press Release)

"Politicians have no business standing in the way of our right to vote."

League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release)

League set agenda for the next biennium and elected unanimously Chris Carson of Burbank, California as the organization's 19th national president.

What’s Happening in the States? A Voters’ Rights Legislative Round-up (Blog)

Action on voting rights in 2016 looks very similar to last year. On the whole, states are passing less restrictive election laws, and even better, more and more states are reforming their election process to help voters.

North Carolina’s Restrictive Election Law Approved by Federal Court (Press Release)

“This decision sends a dangerous signal to voters across the country, one the League is prepared to fight at every opportunity,” said President MacNamara.

2016 State Legislative Sessions Begin – Voting and Elections Issues Expected to be Hot Topics (Blog)

Leagues across the country can expect to have a busy 2016 legislative session, with the majority of state legislatures beginning their sessions in January. Voters' rights and election laws will be brought to the forefront once again in 2016, and with elections at every level of government, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

North Carolina Leagues Start Conversation with Boards of Elections (Blog)

LWV of North Carolina and Democracy North Carolina interviewed local election officials to get an on-the-ground view of voting administration resources and procedures.

Four More Online Voter Registration Victories (Blog)

In the past month, four states have taken a step to improve access to the polls. Voters in Pennsylvania and Nebraska can now register to vote online, while Iowa and Kentucky will have online voter registration systems by early 2016.

Challenge to the Country’s Most Restrictive Voting Law Heads to Court (Blog)

Arguments began on a lawsuit that will determine if the NC legislature violated the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act when it passed the country's most restrictive voting law.

2015 State Legislative Update: Pro-Voter Reforms Outpace Attacks on Voting Rights (Blog)

When looking at the now almost complete 2015 state legislative sessions, not only were fewer pieces of anti-voter legislation successful, more pro-voter reforms were introduced and passed!

Unprecedented Week for Voting Rights – Democracy Wins in Three States (Blog)

Over the last week, we saw three big wins for voting rights at the state level. It is, we hope, a bellwether of things to come.