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GUSA, League of Women Voters Encourage Student Voter Registration (News Clips)

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) led a get-out-the-vote campaign Oct. 10 in partnership with the League of Women Voters (LWV). 

Five Election-Related Legal Cases You Should Know About This Week (Press Release)

October 18, 2024

The League is at the forefront of the most important federal and state cases across the United States. Here’s a list of the top five election-related legal cases you should know about this week. For case summaries, timelines, and additional information regarding our litigation practice, please visit LWV’s Legal Center. For press inquiries, email us at [email protected].   

 

Marcia Johnson Named Next Chief Counsel of the League of Women Voters (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the United States is pleased to announce Marica Johnson, Esq. as the next Chief Counsel. Marcia will lead the organization’s advocacy and litigation teams, overseeing the strategic direction of their program, government affairs, and litigation efforts. She joins at a pivotal time as the League works to ensure all eligible voters have access to cast their ballots in the upcoming 2024 election. 

Voters and Voting Rights Organizations Praise Injunctions of Multiple SEB Rules (Press Release)
Voting After a Climate Emergency (Blog)

Every person deserves to have their voice heard. No one should lose that opportunity because they’re the victims of a climate disaster.

We put together this guide on what you can do in the wake of a catastrophe in the hopes that it would ease your voting journey. 

Victory! Alabama Voter Purges Put to a Stop (Press Release)

Today, Campaign Legal Center, Alabama voters and civil rights groups successfully defended naturalized Americans who were unfairly purged from Alabama’s voter rolls. A federal judge halted Alabama’s illegal and last-minute purge program, which put the freedom to vote for thousands of Alabamians in jeopardy, holding that Alabama could not systematically operate their program meant to remove voters from the rolls in the ninety days before the 2024 general election. 

Public Interest Groups Urge US and Wisconsin Attorney Generals to Investigate Illegal Voter Intimidation (Press Release)
MAJOR VICTORY IN LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-VOTER LAW, SB1 (Press Release)

In a victory for voting rights, a federal district court ruled Friday that a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 S(B1) violates federal law. Specifically, the court ruled that the provision, which criminalizes compensated mail-ballot assistance, violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). 

Climate Change's Impact on Rural Women and Girls (Blog)

The changes now occurring to the climate system around the world affect us all, particularly women and girls. By 2050, it “will push up to 158 million more women and girls into poverty and lead to 236 million more women into hunger.” 

Women in rural areas in particular are affected to a much larger degree than their urban-dwelling counterparts. 

League of Women Voters work to educate voters, boost election turnout (News Clips)

It’s turnout time for the St. Louis chapter of the League of Women Voters.