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League of Women Voters of North Carolina Responds to State Supreme Court Redistricting Decision

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

Public Statement

RALEIGH — The League of Women Voters of North Carolina President Jo Nicholas released the following statement after the North Carolina Supreme Court took unprecedented action and reversed its prior ruling that North Carolina’s congressional and state legislative maps were unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders under the state Constitution:

Pro-Democracy Groups Sue Louisiana Over Inequitable Felony Disenfranchisement Scheme

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in May 2023.

Public Statement

Baton Rouge, LA — Today, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana (LWV of Louisiana), along with Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (Power Coalition), filed a lawsuit, with representation from Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Bill Quigley of Loyola University Law School, asking the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana to declare a part of the state’s felony disenfranchisement scheme unconstitutional and illegal under federal voting rights law.

Voting Rights Group Sues Florida For Registration Process That Sets Former Felons Up to Fail

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This article was originally published by Talking Points Memo.

A voting rights group is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) administration for its “byzantine” voter registration process, which has led to the arrests of dozens of formerly incarcerated people who accidentally voted illegally.

The League of Women Voters of Florida filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd (R) for allegedly failing to comply with federal requirements for voter registration.

League of Women Voters works to empower young people in Manistee County

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This story was originally published in the Manistee News Advocate.

The League of Women Voters Manistee County will team up with the Manistee County Clerk's Office and the Vogue Theatre this week to register high school seniors to vote.

LWV opens civic dialogue through 'eARTh Art'

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This story was originally published in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

The League of Women Voters of Pullman is encouraging conversations about politics between children and their families through art.

Ohio's new voting laws: What you need to know

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This article was originally published in The Miami Student.

Recent changes to Ohio’s voting laws put the state among those with the most restrictive voting requirements in the country.

League of Women Voters Responds to ERA Vote in the Senate

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

Public Statement

LWV of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the US Senate failed to pass legislation to address the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

Public Statement

LWV of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court against Florida’s Secretary of State, charging that the state’s voter registration application violates the NVRA.

LWV President Responds to SCOTUS Stay Ruling in Mifepristone Case

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

Public Statement

LWVUS President Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a stay of a lower court decision that limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone while the issue is heard on appeal.

Betty Keller: Ranked-choice voting would work well for Vermont

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This opinion was originally published in VTDigger.

Betty Keller from the League of Women Voters of Vermont outlines the benefits of ranked-choice voting.

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