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Fighting Voter Suppression

Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice v. Allen (Legal Case)

LWV Alabama and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Alabama Secretary of State from wrongfully purging voters from the rolls

League joins coalition calling for Senate to reject CR (Legal Document)

The League joined a coalition of groups calling for the Senate to reject a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government which threatens DC autonomy. 

LWVUS Urges the Senate to Protect DC in CR Negotiations (Legal Document)

LWVUS urged the Senate to amend the current continuing resolution (CR) as passed by the US House to allow DC to spend its locally raised revenue.

 

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

Disability Rights Mississippi v. Fitch (Legal Case)

LWV Mississippi, Disability Rights Mississippi, and three voters filed a federal lawsuit against restrictions on voters with disabilities seeking assistance with returning absentee ballots

Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes (Legal Case)

LWV Arizona and LWVUS filed an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit defending the applicability of the NVRA to presidential elections

LWVUS Sends Letter to House Opposing the SAVE Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS sent a letter to the US Senate urging members to oppose the SAVE Act.

LWVUS Sends Letter to Senate Opposing the SAVE Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS sent a letter to the US Senate urging members to oppose the SAVE Act.

Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights v. Beals (Legal Case)

LWVVA filed a federal lawsuit to prevent a voter purge resulting from Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 35

The Recent Rise of Anti-Voter Litigation (Blog)

A significant number of anti-voter lawsuits were filed that sought to disrupt election administration and purge eligible voters from the rolls around the 2024 federal election. The League of Women Voters of the United States (“LWVUS”) monitored these eleventh-hour anti-voter lawsuits, including the substantial amount of voter purge lawsuits.