Our News and Announcements

Stay up to date with our work and news.

Berrien & Cass Counties Articles

2026 Voter Registration Deadlines

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in February 2026.

News

Voters may register by mail or online if an election is 15 or more days away.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in January 2026.

News

The Michigan 2026 Election Administrator Information including 2026 Election Calendars is now available at the Michigan Secretary of State website.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in December 2025.

Blog Post

Petition drives are gearing up in Michigan. Many circulators will be in our communities in the next year – especially during warm-weather months – attempting to get a minimum of 500,000 valid signatures so that the proposal can be part of the Nov

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in November 2025.

Press Mention

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The League of Women Voters of Michigan, represented by Campaign Legal Center, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, and the Michigan law firm Goodman Acker, filed a motion yesterday to intervene on behalf of voters in US v. Benson,

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in October 2025.

News

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Michigan and five other states that have acted in accordance with federal and state laws in their refusal to provide unredacted copies of their voter files, which include registered voters’ personally identifiable information:

View All

Berrien & Cass Counties Subscribed Articles

To Protect Democracy, We Must Protect Voting Access For Women

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

News

Op-ed published in TIME by LWV CEO Celina Stewart

Civil Rights Groups File Motion to Protect Sensitive Kentucky Voter Data from Department of Justice

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Kentucky, the New Americans Initiative, and two Kentucky voters have moved to intervene in US v. Adams, represented by the ACLU of Kentucky and the ACLU Voting Rights Project, to protect the privacy of Kentucky voters.

Statement from the League of Women Voters on the passing of Bernard Lafayette

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters honors the life and legacy of Bernard Lafayette Jr., a Freedom Rider and organizer of the Selma voting rights campaign whose leadership helped advance passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

How Do Trump’s Immigration and Deportation Laws Affect International Adoptees?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

Blog Post

A complicated legal system, the fraught history of international adoption, and the current Administration’s rhetoric around citizenship and immigration have caused concern for many adoptees. Are they at risk of being deported or losing citizenship?

Civil Rights Groups, New Jersey Voters File Motion to Protect Voters’ Privacy

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of New Jersey, the Latino Action Network, and an individual New Jersey voter, represented by the ACLU of New Jersey and the ACLU Voting Rights Project, filed a motion to intervene in US v. Caldwell to prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from obtaining New Jersey voters’ personal data.

View All

League of Women Voters ^®
of Berrien & Cass Counties

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Our News and Announcements