Arizona
Members of the Navajo Nation of Arizona filed a federal lawsuit to count mail-in ballots cast by Navajo reservation voters that were rejected for not meeting the statutory ballot return deadline
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling denying special accommodations for Navajo Nation absentee voters due to mail delivery delays. LWV of Arizona had filed an amicus brief in support of the Navajo Nation.
LWV of Arizona filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs' request for an extension of Arizona's registration deadline by three weeks due to challenges caused by COVID-19.
LWV of Arizona filed a friend of the court brief in the federal court case, Yazzie v. Hobbs, which asks the state to count ballots received from reservations if they are postmarked for Election Day and received within 10 days.
A federal judge ruled in Arizonans for Fair Representation v. Hobbs that Arizona cannot permit online signature collection for ballot petitions.
The League of Women Voters of Arizona filed an amicus brief in Arizonans for Fair Representation v. Hobbs, asking the state to permit online signature collection for ballot petitions via the state’s online system candidates for federal and state office use to collect signatures for nominating petitions.
Voting rights advocates celebrated an agreement requiring the State of Arizona to provide more effective voter registration services.
Arizonans who recently updated their address with the Motor Vehicles Division may not have had their voter registration updated. Now is the time for voters to check their registration status.
The League of Women Voters of Arizona filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Secretary of State for violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).