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Common Voting Restrictions That Are More Harmful Than You Might Think

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2023.

Blog Post

In 2023, at least 322 bills restricting voting access were introduced in state legislatures nationwide.

Though many of these restrictions may appear simple and easy to comply with, they often have a huge impact on voters with disabilities, people of color, indigenous communities, students, young voters, and older adults. Four common voting restrictions — third-party ballot drop-off restrictions, early voting restrictions, ballot drop-box restrictions, and strict absentee ballot requirements — are particularly devastating.

Submitted by North Carolina in July 2023.

News

The News & Observer has published an op-ed from LWVNC President Jennifer McMillan Rubin rounding up North Carolina's election law changes and the hurdles they will bring.

Anti-LGBTQIA+ State Legislative Trends

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2023.

Blog Post

Throughout 2023, we have seen an unprecedented number of legislative attacks on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) individuals, particularly transgender (trans) and non-binary youth. These attacks, accompanied and “justified” by false and pathologizing narratives about LGBTQIA+ people, have devastating consequences for the community’s physical and psychological well-being.

NM Supreme Court’s Redistricting Decision Provides a Victory for Fair Democracy

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2023.

Public Statement

Judge Blocks Part of Florida’s Restrictive Voting Law Targeting Nonpartisan Civic Engagement Groups

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2023.

Public Statement

Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's Female Democracy Icons? Part 2

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2023.

Blog Post

How much do you know about our democracy’s Founding Mothers from the eighteenth century to today?

Submitted by North Carolina in July 2023.

News

Raleigh, NC, July 4, 2023 – The League of Women Voters of North Carolina announces the election of its new board of directors. The board’s two-year tenure began on July 1, 2023.

LWV Responds to Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2023.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — Today, League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement after the Supreme Court held that a Colorado website designer may discriminate against same-sex couples in her wedding website business based upon her right to free expression under the First Amendment.

LWV Responds to Supreme Court Gutting Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2023.

Public Statement

LWVUS President Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina.

Submitted by North Carolina in June 2023.

News

Today, the US Supreme Court affirmed the role of state court judicial review in a major victory for checks and balances and the constitutional rights of voters.

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LWV Orange, Durham and Chatham Counties, Inc. Subscribed Articles