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Fighting Voter Suppression

2013 – A Watershed Year for Voting Rights (Blog)

It's possible that when we look back at 2013, we'll see it as a watershed year - the year America realized we need to expand access to the polls, not create new barriers to voting.

Motion in Support of Intervening in Kobach et al v. Election Assistance Commission (Article)

Read the League's motion to intervene in Kobach et al v. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

NC Governor: Slashing Early Voting “Compacts the Calendar;" We Call It Voter Suppression (Blog)

North Carolina Gov. McCrory alleged that slashing early voting was just a way of “compacting the calendar,” but the League believes that cutting early voting is clear and simple voter suppression.

League of Women Voters Seeks to Intervene in Kobach v. EAC (Press Release)

We intervened in Kobach v. Election Assistance Commission, which concerns the documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement on the national mail-in voter registration application.

#GivingTuesday Snapshot: The League’s Work to Protect Voting Rights (Blog)

From organizing protests and petition drives to filing lawsuits and writing legislative testimony, a look at how the League of Women Voters has helped protect voting rights in 2013.

Don’t Know Your State’s Voting Rules? VOTE411.org Has the Answers! (Blog)

This election season, many states have implemented new voter laws, and there’s been some confusion over new requirements. Wherever you live, if you’re unsure of what you need to hit the polls, visit VOTE411.org!

Support the League’s Work and our Successes: Join us for #GivingTuesday! (Blog)

The League is participating in #GivingTuesday, an annual campaign created to promote a national day of giving at the start of the holiday season.

DOJ Sues to Halt North Carolina Voter Suppression Law (Blog)

On Monday, the Department of Justice filed suit against North Carolina’s new voter suppression law. North Carolina's law is just one of many attacks on voting rights taking place right now.

League of Women Voters Urges Presidential Commission on Election Administration to Support Five-Point Agenda (Press Release)

In a statement submitted before the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, the League of Women Voters of the United States urged the commission to improve the polling place experience.

LWVUS Recomendations to Presidential Commission on Election Administration (Legal Document)

The League made key suggestions to President Obama's Presidential Commission on Election Administration Reform.