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Voter Protection

State League of Women Voters condemn election office interferences (News Clips)

This story was originally published in the Kirkland Reporter.

The president of the Seattle-based League of Women Voters of Washington called the substances sent to several election offices in Washington “an attack on democracy.”

 

Victory: League of Women Voters of Tennessee Protects Voters in Wake of Ballot Errors (Press Release)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, the League of Women Voters of Tennesee and the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee secured a court order to protect the right to vote of hundreds, if

not thousands, of Davidson County voters who would have been unable to vote in the races for their districts on November 8 due to receiving incorrect ballots.

 

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia purge list scrutinized for voter registration removals (News Clips)

The state of Georgia is threatening to purge over 300,000 voters from the voting rolls. After experiencing serious problems with purge lists in Ohio, LWV of Ohio weighs in.

NPR: Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides With GOP Lawmakers To Limit Democratic Governor's Power (News Clips)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Republican state lawmakers and upheld laws limiting the power of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Washington Post: Wisconsin judge blocks Republicans’ lame-duck power grab (News Clips)

A Wisconsin judge on Thursday blocked several lightning-fast actions in December by the state legislature to limit the power of its incoming governor and preserve policies implemented by his predecessor.

League of Women Voters of Arizona Gains Important Protections for Voters (Press Release)
Supreme Court Upholds Unreasonable Voter Purge Standard (Press Release)

Today, the Supreme Court ruled against Ohio voters by upholding the state's purging practice for those voters who did not vote in a single election.

League Protects Millions of Voters in Lead-up to 2018 (Blog)

As lawmakers continue to pass legislation and employ tactics that disenfranchise voters, we challenge these efforts through advocacy, grassroots organizing, legal action, and public education.

Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 Introduced in U.S. Congress (Press Release)

“We are very pleased that new legislation has been introduced but there is so much more work to be done with the 2016 elections are quickly approaching,” said President MacNamara.

Leagues Help Defeat Voter ID Bills in Nebraska and Colorado (Blog)

The League believes that access to the vote is about equality, not politics. Fortunately, Leagues across the country are fighting discriminatory voter ID bills – and succeeding!