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Statements and Press Releases
LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas File Amicus in SCOTUS Case Challenging Trump Census Order
“US Census data is meant to include all people living in our country, regardless of citizenship status,” said Dr. Deborah Turner, board president of the League of Women Voters of the United States.
LWV Statement on the 2020 Presidential Election Results - 11/7/20
Democracy defines America, and democracy has prevailed in the 2020 elections.
Federal Judge Rules Texas Counties Can Have Multiple Absentee Ballot Drop-off Locations - 10/10/2020
A federal judge granted an injunction against Governor Greg Abbott’s order limiting Texas absentee ballot drop-off locations to one per county.
Federal Judge’s Ruling Blocks Efforts to Limit Pennsylvania Ballot Drop Boxes - 10/10/2020
A federal judge issued a ruling in Trump v. Boockvar stating that voters must be allowed to utilize ballot drop-off locations other than county election board offices.
Judge Rules Against Ohio Ban on Additional Drop Boxes - 10/8/2020
A federal judge ruled that Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s order limiting ballot drop boxes to one per county is unconstitutional.
Federal Judge Blocks Attempt to Undermine New Jersey’s Plan for a Safe Election - 10/7/2020
A federal judge ruled in Trump v. Murphy that election provisions allowing election officials to begin canvassing vote-by-mail ballots 10 days before Election Day and allowing ballots without a postmark to be counted if received within 48-hours of the election do not violate federal law.
LWV of Arizona Joins Case Supporting Navajo Nation Voting Rights - 10/7/2020
LWV of Arizona filed a friend of the court brief in the federal court case, Yazzie v. Hobbs, which asks the state to count ballots received from reservations if they are postmarked for Election Day and received within 10 days.
“US Census data is meant to include all people living in our country, regardless of citizenship status,” said Dr. Deborah Turner, board president of the League of Women Voters of the United States.
LWV Statement on the 2020 Presidential Election Results - 11/7/20
Democracy defines America, and democracy has prevailed in the 2020 elections.
Federal Judge Rules Texas Counties Can Have Multiple Absentee Ballot Drop-off Locations - 10/10/2020
A federal judge granted an injunction against Governor Greg Abbott’s order limiting Texas absentee ballot drop-off locations to one per county.
Federal Judge’s Ruling Blocks Efforts to Limit Pennsylvania Ballot Drop Boxes - 10/10/2020
A federal judge issued a ruling in Trump v. Boockvar stating that voters must be allowed to utilize ballot drop-off locations other than county election board offices.
Judge Rules Against Ohio Ban on Additional Drop Boxes - 10/8/2020
A federal judge ruled that Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s order limiting ballot drop boxes to one per county is unconstitutional.
Federal Judge Blocks Attempt to Undermine New Jersey’s Plan for a Safe Election - 10/7/2020
A federal judge ruled in Trump v. Murphy that election provisions allowing election officials to begin canvassing vote-by-mail ballots 10 days before Election Day and allowing ballots without a postmark to be counted if received within 48-hours of the election do not violate federal law.
LWV of Arizona Joins Case Supporting Navajo Nation Voting Rights - 10/7/2020
LWV of Arizona filed a friend of the court brief in the federal court case, Yazzie v. Hobbs, which asks the state to count ballots received from reservations if they are postmarked for Election Day and received within 10 days.
Federal Judge Blocks Efforts to Shorten Census Timeline: LWV Response
LWV Statement on the Justice in Policing Act of 2020
LWV letter urging Congress to remove the ratification deadline on the ERA
On January 15, 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT – crossing the three-fourths threshold of support required from the states.
Now we need Congress to remove the deadline so the ERA can become a permanent part of the U.S. Constitution.
When the ERA passed Congress in 1972, lawmakers attached a 1977 ratification deadline to it, which they later extended to 1982. On January 7, 2020, the League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to the United States Congress urging them to remove the ratification deadline on the ERA.
Now we need Congress to remove the deadline so the ERA can become a permanent part of the U.S. Constitution.
When the ERA passed Congress in 1972, lawmakers attached a 1977 ratification deadline to it, which they later extended to 1982. On January 7, 2020, the League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to the United States Congress urging them to remove the ratification deadline on the ERA.
LWV on COVID-19 and stimulus bills
League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase responded to the U. S. Senate's passage of the CARES Act:
“... The $400 million included in this third relief deal is a mere fraction of what is needed for all voters to safely cast their ballot with confidence this November. The League of Women Voters called for a minimum investment of $2 billion dollars to states and the District of Columbia to appropriately increase vote by mail, expand early voting and online registration, and implement safety provisions to ensure voting facilitates and poll workers are protected...." Read the full statement.
“... The $400 million included in this third relief deal is a mere fraction of what is needed for all voters to safely cast their ballot with confidence this November. The League of Women Voters called for a minimum investment of $2 billion dollars to states and the District of Columbia to appropriately increase vote by mail, expand early voting and online registration, and implement safety provisions to ensure voting facilitates and poll workers are protected...." Read the full statement.
LWVUS has joined with allied organizations on three memos to Congress:
1. The League urged the first bill to include paid sick leave and emergency paid leave benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Program benefits (SNAP); unemployment compensation and affordable health insurance from private insurers.
2, The League joined a letter led by the National Immigrant Law Center which urged the third stimulus bill not to unfairly exclude millions of immigrant families, including mixed-status families with U.S. citizen children from health care and financial relief.
3, The league also joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights calling for at least $4 billion of funding and policies to safeguard the 2020 elections.
The League urged members to call their Senators to demand funding for protecting the 2020 election.
The League urged members to ask friends, “Have you taken the census yet?” To be counted, go online my2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020.
1. The League urged the first bill to include paid sick leave and emergency paid leave benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Program benefits (SNAP); unemployment compensation and affordable health insurance from private insurers.
2, The League joined a letter led by the National Immigrant Law Center which urged the third stimulus bill not to unfairly exclude millions of immigrant families, including mixed-status families with U.S. citizen children from health care and financial relief.
3, The league also joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights calling for at least $4 billion of funding and policies to safeguard the 2020 elections.
The League urged members to call their Senators to demand funding for protecting the 2020 election.
The League urged members to ask friends, “Have you taken the census yet?” To be counted, go online my2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020.
LWV of California
Governor Signs Landmark Legislation Advancing Racial Justice in California
September 30, 2020 - The Governor today signed the historic California Racial Justice Act, also known as Assembly Bill 2542 (AB 2542), which asserts civil rights in the California court system and addresses racial discrimination that leads to unfair convictions and sentencing. Systemic racial disparities are pervasive in mass incarceration in California, where Black men are over eight times more likely to be incarcerated than white men.
Read the full League of Women Voters of California press release here.
Read the full League of Women Voters of California press release here.
LWV of the Bay Area
Six times a year, the Bay Area League produces a publication called the Bay Area Monitor. Inside are professionally written articles on topics that affect the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area such as transportation, air quality, water, open space, and land use issues.
New California Climate Action Corps
Take Climate Action
Days before the explosive Glass Fire broke out in Napa and Sonoma counties, the state announced a new way residents can help fight climate change and its devastating effects: California Climate Action Corps. It’s the “country’s first statewide corps” to empower residents to protect their homes, health, and communities, according to a news release.
The program is accepting applications for a fellowship with AmeriCorps to support projects in “front-line and low-income communities.” It’s also partnering with cities like San Jose to help recruit volunteers. Sign up for updates as more opportunities are rolled out, whether you have an hour to commit at home, or more time to spare. The announcement followed big tailpipe pollution news requiring all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.
Days before the explosive Glass Fire broke out in Napa and Sonoma counties, the state announced a new way residents can help fight climate change and its devastating effects: California Climate Action Corps. It’s the “country’s first statewide corps” to empower residents to protect their homes, health, and communities, according to a news release.
The program is accepting applications for a fellowship with AmeriCorps to support projects in “front-line and low-income communities.” It’s also partnering with cities like San Jose to help recruit volunteers. Sign up for updates as more opportunities are rolled out, whether you have an hour to commit at home, or more time to spare. The announcement followed big tailpipe pollution news requiring all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.
Read the latest Bay Area Monitor.
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