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LWV and SPLC Call on Supreme Court to Defend Equal Representation for Black Alabamians by Striking Down Alabama Congressional Map

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

Public Statement

LWV of Alabama, LWV of the United States and partners submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in Merrill v. Milligan, outlining how Black Alabamians have been systematically deprived of their right to elect candidates of their choice to represent their interests in Congress.

Kansas Civic Groups Appeal Dismissal of Voter Suppression Lawsuit

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

Public Statement

LWV of Kansas and partners appealed the Kansas Court of Appeals’ decision in League of Women Voters v. Schwab, which held that members of the Plaintiffs’ organizations do not have standing to challenge the unconstitutionality of this voter suppression law because they have not yet suffered an injury.

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

Blog Post

On June 23, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, overturning a New York gun safety law. The Court ruled that New York’s law requiring a license to carry concealed weapons in public places is unconstitutional.

Split Wisconsin Supreme Court rules drop boxes are illegal, voters must mail or hand-deliver absentee ballots to clerk

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

News

This article was originally published in Madison.com

Absentee ballot drop boxes, which were used in hundreds of communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, are now illegal in the state except in clerk’s offices, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled just one month before the Aug. 9 primary.

President Biden Signs Executive Order on Reproductive Health

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON— Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to President Biden’s executive order on reproductive health:

League of Woman Voters files lawsuit over South Dakota petition circulation law

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

News

This article was originally published in DakotaNewsnow.com

Back in 2015, there was a concern about hired employees brought to the state and paid to collect petition signatures. Back then, anyone over 18 with an ‘intent’ to live in the state could collect signatures.

Kansas abortion rights advocates and Democrats work to boost voter turnout

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

News

This article was originally published in the Hastings Tribune.

Kansas advocacy groups and Democrats are working to broaden outreach to unaffiliated and young voters this summer to get Kansans to vote against the anti-abortion constitutional amendment on the Aug. 2 ballot.

Messages for Women Powering Democracy

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

Blog Post

On June 23, 2022, five leaders in the political and equal rights movements came together to discuss the current state of democracy and women's role in advancing it.

Touching on subjects including voter suppression, empowering underserved communities, and attacks on gender and sex-based equality, the panelists had several messages for women working to defend our democracy.

League of Women Voters ^®
Utica-Rome Metropolitan Area

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

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