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Fighting Voter Suppression

Remarks by Elisabeth MacNamara for Reception to Welcome Dr. Wylecia Wiggs Harris (Legal Document)

In 2016, our goals are very simple. We plan to: grow the vote, protect the vote and empower voters with information, through our nonpartisan voters’ guides and candidate forums and debates, and through our online tools—espeicallyVOTE411.org. These three priorities stand on their own, but are they are also inextricably intertwined.

Obama Administration Violating Voting Rights Law (Blog)

We've been lobbying to make sure the healthcare exchanges required by the ACA comply with the National Voter Registration Act. This week, we asked the president for voluntary compliance. 

Obama Administration Violating Voting Rights Law (Press Release)

"This is an important voting rights issue that can no longer be ignored," said League President Elisabeth MacNamara.

Letter to President Obama on Failure to Provide Voter Registration Through Federally-Facilitated Health Care Exchanges (Article)

In a letter to President Obama, three of the nation's leading voting rights organizations—Demos, Project Vote, and the League of Women Voters—urged the Administration to come into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by providing voter registration to eligible persons through the federally-facilitated health benefit exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In the letter, the groups—who have previously won many NVRA-enforcement lawsuits—indicated that they are prepared to seek legal recourse if necessary. The letter follows over two years of advocacy efforts on the part of the organizations regarding ongoing violations of the NVRA. Widely known as the “motor voter” law, the NVRA requires that registration services be offered in tandem with transactions conducted by certain government programs. Its requirements apply to all the health benefit exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

North Carolina Leagues Start Conversation with Boards of Elections (Blog)

LWV of North Carolina and Democracy North Carolina interviewed local election officials to get an on-the-ground view of voting administration resources and procedures.

Kansas Purge of Voter Suspension List: Plain Wrong (Press Release)

Today, the state of Kansas begins the process of purging tens of thousands of voters from a suspension list created for otherwise eligible voters who were unable to fulfill a restrictive proof-of-citizenship requirement.

Four More Online Voter Registration Victories (Blog)

In the past month, four states have taken a step to improve access to the polls. Voters in Pennsylvania and Nebraska can now register to vote online, while Iowa and Kentucky will have online voter registration systems by early 2016.

League Joins Amicus in Evenwel v. Abbott (Article)

The LWVUS recently submitted an amicus curiae brief with other groups to the Supreme Court in Evenwel v. Abbott.

League Registers Voters at More Than 260 Community Events (Press Release)

"League teams are finding new voters at bike races, gyms and new citizen ceremonies on this National Voter Registration Day,” said President MacNamara.

Kansas League Testifies Against Harsh Voter Registration Rules (Blog)

Earlier this month, the League of Women Voters of Kansas and other voting rights advocates fought to protect the nearly 35,000 voters at risk of being purged from Kansas’ voter rolls by testifying against the proposed changes.