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Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Blog Post

Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights, and more. This blog reflects on several end-of-term cases from the last decade or so that have had a major impact on democracy.

Celebrating Voters & Pride with Cyndi Lauper

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Blog Post

The League started Pride month by participating in the West Hollywood Pride, WEHO, with the icon Cyndi Lauper, encouraging parade attendees to make a plan to vote using VOTE411.org.

New League of Women Voters forming in Kosciusko County

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

News

This story was originally published in News Now Warsaw on June 19, 2024.

A new group is working to revive efforts to establish a League of Women Voters chapter in Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Challenges Facing Student Voters

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Blog Post

Young voters are becoming a force in American politics, and as a result, anti-voter state legislatures are going to great lengths to add hurdles for young voters.

In spite of these barriers, young voters are energetic, organized, and ready to make their voices heard.

Voter advocacy groups ask feds to step in after Texas allowed some voters’ ballots to be identified

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

News

This story was originally published in Votebeat Texas on June 13, 2024.

A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday to use “all available legal authorities” to protect the secrecy of ballots after Votebeat and The Texas Tribune confirmed that the private choices some voters make in the voting booth can in some instances be identified using public, legally available records.

The advocacy groups said the ability to identify how people vote could lead to voter intimidation.

Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The decision ensures continued access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone:

League of Women Voters and American Booksellers Association Partner to Get Out the Vote through Independent Bookstores

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

News

This story was originally published in the EinPresswire on June 11, 2024.

Today, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and League of Women Voters (LWV) announced a new partnership to educate and empower voters in 2024. The collaboration is part of ABA’s member and community campaign, “Get Out the VOTE,” which aims to equip independent bookstores to engage with voters.

Submitted by Wisconsin in August 2024.

Public Statement

MADISON –Today, unofficial results indicate that voters throughout Wisconsin rejected two constitutional amendments that would have hurt our communities and delayed necessary federal funds.

Circuit Court Ruling in Oldenburg v. WEC Protects Access to Absentee Voting

Submitted by Wisconsin in July 2024.

Public Statement

Today, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and Disability Rights Wisconsin represented by Law Forward, along with other defendants, won the Oldenburg v. Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) case in circuit court.

Temporary Injunction Allows Email Delivery of Accessible Absentee Ballots for Voters with Print Disabilities

Submitted by Wisconsin in June 2024.

Public Statement

Today a Dane County Circuit Court judge granted a temporary injunction that will allow voters with print disabilities to request that their municipal clerks send their absentee ballots by email, instead of by U.S.

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