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LWV Applauds House Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release)

WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the House reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: 

Federal Trial Against Texas’ Anti-Voter Law S.B. 1 Begins (Press Release)
LEAGUE VICTORY: Court Strikes Down Florida’s Congressional Map (Press Release)
Richardson v. Texas Secretary of State (Legal Case)

Lawsuit filed on behalf of voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, the League of Women Voters of Texas, Austin Justice Coalition, and Coalition of Texans with Disabilities challenging the state’s signature verification process for mail-in ballots.

Legal Trends to Watch in 2023 (Blog)

From January – August 2023, state legislatures nationwide passed various bills into law. While following these developments, the League noticed several important trends around voting rights and election administration.

Detroit voting rights advocate Mildred Madison dies at 97 (News Clips)

This story was originally published by CBS News Detroit.

Longtime League leader and voting rights advocate Mildred Madison passed away at the age of 97.

Tennessee NAACP v. Lee (Legal Case)

LWV Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting several congressional districts and one state senate district were racially gerrymandered.

CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO BLOCK RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY TENNESSEE REDISTRICTING (Press Release)

LWV of Tennessee and partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging portions of Tennessee’s congressional and state senate redistricting plans that went into effect in early 2022 as intentionally discriminatory against Black voters and other voters of color.

 

How Ohio's Issue 1 could affect the rest of the country (News Clips)

This article was originally published in Ohio Capital-Journal.

What Ohio voters decide on Aug. 8 is likely to shape whether similar efforts to restrict ballot measures are brought in other states.

LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress about the Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document)

The League hopes to see members of the 118th Congress work together to ensure that voting rights are championed as a bipartisan effort in this country.