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A crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states is creating a shadow war for the 2024 election (News Clips)

This story was originally published by Associated Press

Legal experts are warning about how the lawsuits might overwhelm election officials and undermine voter confidence in the the results of the balloting.

Marilyn McLeod: Defending democracy, from the library to the League of Women Voters (News Clips)

This story was originally published by The Columbia Missourian

Marilyn McLeod’s dedication to democracy started at the public library.

She spent 25 years serving the Columbia community at the Daniel Boone Regional Library before retiring in 2011.

Retirement gave her time to look for a new way to support the community, which led her into leadership with the League of Women Voters.

LWV of Iowa, One Iowa File Brief Protecting Students from Harmful LGBTQIA+ Book Ban in Schools (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of Iowa and One Iowa filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit asking the court to uphold a lower court’s injunction on an Iowa ban on certain books in school libraries.  

LWVUS Submits Statement to Senate around Hearing on AI and Deepfakes in Elections (Legal Document)

LWVUS submitted a statement for the record to the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law in the US Senate. The Hearing was titled Oversight of AI: Election Deepfakes.

Remarks on DC Statehood at Full Democracy Champions Luncheon (Blog)

In honor of Emancipation Day, DC's Mayor Muriel Bowser hosted a Full Democracy Champions Luncheon. Within are remarks from LWV's Kelly McFarland Stratman on DC Statehood.

LWVUS Joins "Vision for Justice" Policy Paradigm for Public Safety (Legal Document)

LWVUS signed onto The Leadership Conference's relaunched Vision for Justice, a comprehensive new policy paradigm for public safety that respects the dignity and human rights of all people.

Syracuse's League of Women Voters' initiative encourages voting at local schools (News Clips)

This story was originally published in The Daily Orange.

Joan Durant, co-director of voter services at the League of Women Voters of Syracuse Metropolitan Area, learned the importance of voting at an early age. Now, she and the LWV are on a mission to educate teens and young adults about their voting rights and encourage early participation.

LWVUS Joins Letter to Support Census Funding (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined a letter to urge Congress to provide the U.S. Census Bureau with $2 billion in FY 2025.

LWV Powers Young Voters in Selma (Blog)

Bloody Sunday refers to the day in 1965 when hundreds of civil rights activists were attacked by law enforcement while marching for Black American's right to vote. Now, Bloody Sunday is an observance where civil and voting rights advocates congregate to honor the legacy of the original foot soldiers who risked their lives for equal rights. Jubilee attendees build on the original activists’ legacies by continuing to fight for equal representation.    

League Opposes Equal Representation Act (Legal Document)

The League joined coalition partners to oppose H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act, and any future efforts to ask about citizenship or immigration status on the decennial census and to exclude noncitizens from the apportionment counts.