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The League of Women Voters

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Litigation empowers our fight for the issues that matter most to communities: protecting the right to vote, promoting fair and accessible elections, ending big-money corruption, and reinforcing the dignity that people across the country deserve.

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San Luis Obispo County Citizens for Good Government v. County of San Luis Obispo

The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County (LWV SLO) intervened after the county’s Board of Supervisors enacted a map favoring Republicans.

Redistricting / / Case Closed

Wolf v. General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

LWV Pennsylvania filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging several proposed state constitutional amendments

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / Reproductive Justice / / Case Closed

Reproductive Freedom for All v. Board of State Canvassers

LWV Michigan filed an amicus brief against an attempt to block a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom

Fighting Voter Suppression / Reproductive Justice / / Case Closed

Democracy North Carolina v. North Carolina State Board of Elections

Case brought by the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and co-plaintiffs seeking changes to several voting regulations to ensure safe and accessible voting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston

LWV Arkansas and partners filed a lawsuit in state court asserting four new laws on voter ID, absentee voting, and line warming violated the Arkansas Constitution

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

King v. Thurston

LWV Arkansas and state Senator Bryan King filed a state court lawsuit against new restrictions on ballot initiatives

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Green v. Bell

LWV of North Carolina moved to intervene in a lawsuit that alleged the North Carolina Board of Elections had failed to properly remove ineligible voters from the rolls in violation of the NVRA

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Schroeder v. Minnesota Secretary of State

LWV of Minnesota filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Minnesota’s restrictions on voting by people with felony convictions

Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

Virginia v. Ferriero (now Illinois v. Ferriero)

Illinois, Nevada, and Virginia filed a lawsuit to compel the Archivist of the United States to recognize and complete the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.  

Equal Rights / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of New York v. Kosinski

The League of Women Voters of New York and its co-plaintiffs sued to move New York’s primary election from June 28, 2022, to August 23, 2022.

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / / Case Closed