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Expanding Voter Access

Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment Protections at Polling Places (Press Release)

Today, in a 7-2 decision that challenged political apparel at polling places, the Supreme Court ruled in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky that parts of the state’s law are too subjective, making its enforcement unreasonable.

Bustle: March For Our Lives' Gun Control Agenda Is Clear. Now It Needs To Turn Protesters Into Voters. (News Clips)

"It is safe to say that we have never registered this many people, so early in the year, during a non-presidential election year."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Critics Say Citizenship Question on Census Could Lead to Undercount (News Clips)

For the first time in more than half a century, the decennial census will ask respondents to indicate whether they’re a U.S. citizen or not.

League Files Amicus Brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Legal Document)

The League filed a brief in the case, Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on February 28, 2018. 

League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document)

The Act provides an important roadmap for solving the vital issues facing our political system and serves as a vehicle to help renew Americans’ faith that the problems facing our democracy can be solved.

League Submits Brief in Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute (Article)

LWVUS and LWVOH submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute.

League Joins Call to Restore Funding for Election Assistance Commission (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter in support of an amendment to the financial services and general government appropriations bill that would restore funding for the Election Assistance Commission.

League Joins Letter To Secretaries of State Regarding Pence Kobach Commission Data Request (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter sent to all 50 Secretaries of State condemning and opposing the data request by President Trump's advisory commission.

LWV Opposes Termination of EAC in Appropriations Bill (Press Release)

Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters strongly urges the House Appropriations

League Urges Rejection of EAC Termination in House Appropriations Bill (Legal Document)

The League sent a memo to members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government urging them to reject provisions in the Financial Services Appropriation Bill, HR 115, that would terminate the Election Assistance Commission.