Elections

LWVWI filed suit to prohibit the enforcement of state statutes that blocked voters with disabilities from receiving, marking, and returning their absentee ballot electronically.

In every election — federal or local, competitive or (seemingly) clear-cut, invigorating or exhausting — Leagues empower voters and defend democracy.

The 2024 election was no exception.

LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements

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For the national results, Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters, said the closer the election, the longer it will take for networks to project a winner. Another factor is the rules governing the counting process vary from state to state.
 

It's normal to wish we could just find out results on the night of an election. 

But we're highly unlikely to know the results on election night — and that's good. It means our system is working as it should.

The League of Women Voters of the United States denounces any political leaders and candidates using language that invokes violence.

Got questions about the different types of elections? What about how to cast your ballot, or who different election workers are? We explain all this and more.

Here’s a list of the top five election-related legal cases you should know about this week.

LWVVA filed a federal lawsuit to prevent a voter purge resulting from Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 35.

Bringing a toddler to the polls is not for the faint of heart. I do it anyway because I want them to see democracy and voting in action — even if they spend part of our trip trying unsuccessfully to use the ballot-marking device or playing with the pens in the voting booth.