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Expanding Voter Access

Citizens Project v. Colorado Springs (Legal Case)

LWV Pikes Peak Region and partners sued Colorado Springs, asserting odd-year elections in April violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Disability Rights Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (absentee voting for voters with disabilities) (Legal Case)

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

At Selma event, panel urges Alabama to expand voting rights for people with criminal histories (News Clips)

This was originally published in the Alabama Reflector.

LWVUS staff member Chelsey Cartwright spoke at a panel in Selma, AL, on expanding voting rights for people with criminal histories.

 

League of Women Voters Responds to President’s Address to Congress (Press Release)

League of Women Voters of the US CEO Celina Stewart issued a statement in response to the President’s March 4 address to Congress.  

America First Policy Institute v. Biden (Legal Case)

LWVUS intervened in a case on President Biden's Executive Order 14019, which instructed agencies to expand voter registration

Arctic Village Council v. Fenumiai (Legal Case)

LWV of Alaska and co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Alaska state court, arguing the lack of a notice and cure process for absentee ballots violated the Alaska Constitution

LWVUS Urged the Preservation of Public Access to Federal Data (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined hundreds of organizations to express our concern and strong opposition to the recent incidents in which public data have been selectively removed from federal websites.

Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP v. Chapman (now Schmidt) (Legal Case)

LWV of Pennsylvania and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit to count mail ballots that were returned and properly sealed by the statutory deadline but were rejected for being incorrectly dated

The League's Top Achievements in 2024 (Blog)

As we wrap up this year, I’m reflecting on some of our greatest successes of 2024. From unprecedented voter outreach to the launch of a new moonshot campaign to the return of an important state League, there’s so much to celebrate! 

Missouri Court Permanently Strikes Down Unconstitutional Restrictions Criminalizing Voter Engagement Efforts  (Press Release)

Jefferson City, Mo. - A Cole County Circuit Court judge issued a permanent injunction against four provisions of Missouri House Bill 1878 that criminalized voter engagement efforts and chilled the freedom of speech of organizations whose priorities are to register and educate voters. The challenge was brought by the League of Women Voters of Missouri and the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP, who are represented by the ACLU of Missouri, Campaign Legal Center, and the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition.