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Fighting Voter Suppression

Court Denies Motion for Preliminary Injunction in LWVUS v. EAC Executive Director Brian Newby (EAC) (Press Release)

"We will appeal to protect the critical rights of voters in these three states, especially during this election year,” said Chris Carson, president of the League of Women Voters U.S.

TAKE ACTION: Repair the Voting Rights Act (Blog)

June 25 marks the three-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). We’ve had three years of bad laws that make voting harder in states all across the country. But there is a solution. Tell Congress to repair and modernize the Voting Rights Act TODAY!

League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release)

League set agenda for the next biennium and elected unanimously Chris Carson of Burbank, California as the organization's 19th national president.

Hundreds of League of Women Voters Activists Storm Capitol Hill for Voting Rights (Press Release)

“Our members are fanning out across the Capitol to tell their elected representatives that it is well past time to right this wrong. We need them to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA),” President MacNamara said.

League Members to Lobby Congress on Voting Rights (Blog)

Hundreds of League members from around the country will be lobbying their U.S. Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill to advocate for the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA).

League Urges Congress Repair Voting Rights Act (Legal Document)

The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House and Senate urging them to move the Voting Rights Advancement Act forward.

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.

North Carolina’s Restrictive Election Law Approved by Federal Court (Press Release)

“This decision sends a dangerous signal to voters across the country, one the League is prepared to fight at every opportunity,” said President MacNamara.

League of Women Voters Asks Why Women Couldn’t Grace the Front of the New $10 Bill (Press Release)

“We are pleased that the images of several of the inspirational leaders who fought to secure the right to vote for women will grace our nation's currency," said President MacNamara.

Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release)

“This is an 8-0 decision that reinforces basic constitutional principles and previous holdings by the Supreme Court. This is a big win," said President MacNamara.