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Five Election-Related Legal Cases You Should Know About This Week

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Public Statement

October 11, 2024

The League is at the forefront of the most important federal and state cases across the United States. Here’s a list of the top five election-related legal cases you should know about this week. For case summaries, timelines, and additional information regarding our litigation practice, please visit LWV’s Legal Center. For press inquiries, email us at media [at] lwv.org.

VOTE411 de la Liga de Mujeres Votantes lanza una nueva herramienta de financiamiento de campañas electorales para empoderar a los votantes

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Public Statement

La Liga de Mujeres Votantes anunció el lanzamiento de una nueva herramienta de financiamiento de campañas electorales en VOTE411, su sitio web integral de información imparcial sobre elecciones.

League of Women Voters' VOTE411 Launches New Campaign Finance Feature to Empower Voters

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Public Statement

LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Public Statement

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LWVFL, with SPLC, filed emergency litigation to reopen Florida's voter registration after Gov. DeSantis missed extending the Oct. 7 deadline.

Lawsuit Challenges Recent Voter Roll Purges in Virginia Preventing Eligible US citizens from Voting

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Public Statement

Today, the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights and LWV filed a federal lawsuit against the state for unlawful voter roll removals.

VOTE411's Guide to Voting Like a Gen Z-er

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Blog Post

VOTE411.org, our one-stop-shop for election information, just turned 18. That means if we choose to personify her — and clearly, we do — she's a Gen Z-er of voting age. And she's got some advice for you about making your voice heard this November in a very demure and mindful way.

Voting Rights Advocates Move to Intervene in Suit to Protect 5,000 Georgia Voters at Risk of Removal from the November Election Rolls

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Public Statement

DeKalb, Georgia — Today, the League of Women Voters of Georgia, Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, New Georgia Project, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, A. Philip Randolph Institute, and Common Cause Georgia, represented by Advancement Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Southern Poverty Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Arnold & Porter, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that is currently pending in state court (DeKalb County Superior Court)

Federal Court Rules that Anderson City Council Must Draw Fair Maps

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Public Statement

Indianapolis – A federal judge has ruled that the Anderson, IN, City Council’s failure to draw fair council maps violates the US Constitution and fair maps must be drawn.

Federal Court Strikes Down Major Provision of Texas Voter Suppression Bill, S.B. 1

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2024.

Public Statement

A federal court ruled Saturday against a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 in a victory for voting rights in the state.

Voting Rights Groups and Voters File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional New Hampshire Voting Law

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, Coalition for Open Democracy, Forward Foundation, and five current and future voters filed a federal lawsuit today challenging HB 1569, a new, significant, and unconstitutional change to New Hampshire’s voting laws that would create needless barriers to vote and remove some options that people are able to use when registering to vote. The groups are represented by the ACLU of New Hampshire, American Civil Liberties Union, and Ropes & Gray LLP.

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