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LWV Wisconsin intervened in a state court case on whether election clerks may correct certain errors or omissions on witness certifications for absentee ballots

Lyons v. Galvin (Legal Case)

Lawsuit brought by the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party alleging a new law expanding early voting was unconstitutional

LWV of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit to reactivate the voter registrations of 31,854 voters who had been unlawfully purged from the voter registration rolls.

LWV Wisconsin intervened in a state court lawsuit brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty that sought to ban ballot drop boxes

The League filed a federal lawsuit to block the Election Assistance Commission from allowing three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form

Stringer v. Hughs (Legal Case)

LWV of Texas filed a federal lawsuit to require Texas to allow online voter registration through the Department of Public Safety’s website

Yazzie v. Hobbs (Legal Case)

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 Electoral College is often not a well-understood entity. I want to highlight some of the history and shortcomings of this process and offer some possible solutions to replacing this flawed system for the good of the nation and the health of our democracy. 

Virginia Kase shares three things about the Electoral College.

The Electoral College has been a part of our democratic process since the start, but what does it really do and what can we expect this year? Here is what you should know.