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New York

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Department of Commerce v. New York (Legal Case)

A coalition of states, cities, and organizations challenged the Department of Commerce’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census

Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (Press Release)

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York that a citizenship question in the U.S. Census report cannot proceed. LWVNY was one of the several plaintiffs.

LWVUS Joins Amicus in Department of Commerce v. New York (Legal Document)

The League joined 178 civic organizations on an amicus brief for the census litigation case in New York.

What’s Happening in the States? A Voters’ Rights Legislative Round-up (Blog)

Action on voting rights in 2016 looks very similar to last year. On the whole, states are passing less restrictive election laws, and even better, more and more states are reforming their election process to help voters.

Four Things We Loved on National Voter Registration Day 2015 (Blog)

National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) 2015 is over, but we’ll be smiling about the results for a long time to come! Here’s what excited us most about National Voter Registration Day.

League Pushes Citizen Participation (News Clips)
Letter: League of Women Voters of Westchester offers Voters Guide (News Clips)
League of Women Voters: The Foot Soldiers of Democracy (News Clips)

They are the true volunteers in the never-ending battle to get people to register and vote in local, state and national elections.

What Happens When More than 400,000 Advocates Rally to Save Our Planet (Blog)

From the moment I stepped onto the bus headed to the People’s Climate March chartered by the Sierra Club, I knew this was going to be an extraordinary day.

Celebrating National Voter Registration Day in NYC and Coast to Coast (Blog)

Yesterday, on National Voter Registration Day, in New York City and at hundreds of events around the country, League members reminded Americans that every election is important and that voter registration deadlines are rapidly approaching.