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Empowering Voters in English AND Spanish at VOTE411.org (Blog)

Election Day is two months from today, but this year millions of voters will cast their ballots before November 3.

Arkansas Voters File Lawsuit to Count Petition Signatures (Press Release)

LWV of Arkansas filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate the Arkansas Voters First ballot initiative calling for a constitutional amendment establishing a fair, citizen-led redistricting process on the November ballot.

League of Women Voters of New Jersey Seeks to Intervene in Vote by Mail Case (Press Release)

UPDATE: Motion to intervene was granted in Trump v. Murphy, which challenges New Jersey’s plan to mail vote-by-mail ballots automatically to every registered New Jersey voter.

LWV of Ohio Challenges State’s Ban on Additional Ballot Drop Boxes for General Election (Press Release)

LWV of Ohio filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State LaRose challenging his unconstitutional August 12 order limiting drop boxes to one per county.

LWV of Mississippi Files Lawsuit to Ease Absentee Voting Restrictions during COVID-19 (Press Release)

LWV of Mississippi filed a lawsuit seeking to expand absentee voting, waive the witness and notarization requirements, and set up a notice and cure process during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LWV Signs Letter Expressing Concern on U.S. Terminating Relations with W.H.O (Legal Document)

LWV joined public health advocacy groups in a letter expressing grave concern regarding the United States Government’s decision to terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization (W.H.O). 

Supporting the Deliver for America Act- Letter to House of Representatives (Legal Document)

With the ongoing discourse around the United States Postal Service, LWVUS joined 50 other organizations in a letter addressing the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to vote YES on the Delivering for America Act. The Delivering for America Act prevents the Postmaster General from enacting structural changes to the Postal Service and allocated $25 billion in funding for the organization. This legislation passed the U.S. House in a bipartisan vote on Saturday, August 22.

LWVUS Submits Letter to Senate on American Democracy Month (Legal Document)

LWVUS submitted a letter to members of the Senate asking for them to co-sponsor S.Res. 672, a bipartisan Senate resolution to establish September 2020 as National Democracy Month. 

On Women’s Equality Day, We Continue the Fight (Blog)

Women’s Equality Day is a time to honor and acknowledge all of the women who came before us, and to use the lessons of their fights to shape a fairer, more just future.

What issues are you willing to defend? For me, it’s Equal Rights (Blog)

We all have one issue that we hold dear. In my case, it’s Equal Rights.