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Expanding Voter Access

Senate Stimulus Bill Fails to Protect the 2020 Elections (Press Release)

The Senate legislation fails. It is essential that there is funding to protect the health of voters, our elections, and our democracy.

League Calls on Senate Rules Committee to Fund Elections (Legal Document)

The League has joined a letter addressing the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, urging the Senate to make additional investments in state and local elections. 

LWVUS Joins Case to Advance the Equal Rights Amendment (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the United States filed a friend of the court brief in the federal case that supports ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as completed by the states of Virginia, Illinois, and Nevada.

Public Interest Legal Foundation Drops Meritless Voter Purge Lawsuit Against Detroit (Press Release)
LWV of Wisconsin Files Amended Complaint Asking for Safe, Reliable Absentee Ballot Process in November (Press Release)

The LWV of Wisconsin filed an amended complaint ahead of the November election seeking back-up options for mail-in absentee voters who do not receive their ballot in the mail, as well as suspension of the witness signature requirement for mail-in absentee ballots.

LWV Celebrates the Advancement for D.C. Statehood (Press Release)
LWVUS Urges Congress to Pass H.R. 51 and Support DC Statehood (Legal Document)

The League joined coalition partners calling for passage of H.R.51, the Washington DC Admission Act. This legislation passed the U.S. House on June 26, 2020.

HBCU Alumni Alliance To Host July 4th Virtual “Fire Up the Vote” Cookout  (Press Release)

LWV and VOTE411 team up with HBCU Alumni Alliance to prepare voters in an election year.

League calls for Congressional Leadership to expand D.C. Rights and Statehood (Legal Document)

Earlier this week, LWVUS signed onto a letter addressing Congressional leadership on the deployment of federal troops to the District of Columbia against protestors. 

New York Times: Covid-19 Changed How We Vote. It Could Also Change Who Votes. (News Clips)

COVID-19 is causing a shift in how elections will be held.