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13 Nov 2018, 9:58 am by Elizabeth Lowman
Voting rights groups League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause Florida filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking an injunction preventing Florida Governor Rick Scott from participating in the voting recount for the US Senate race, in which Scott is a candidate. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 10:01 am by Rick Hasen
The subpoenas were issued by a Washington, D.C. law firm that represents the League of Women Voters of Florida and the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic voter advocacy group. [read post]
2 Jun 2007, 8:24 pm
Monroe St.Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Dear Governor Crist: Subject: Death Penalty Moratorium The League of Women Voters of Florida was greatly heartened when Florida followed the lead of other states in declaring a moratorium on the death penalty. [read post]
After the bill was signed, several interest groups including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the League of Women Voters, and Florida Rising all filed separate lawsuits in federal court. [read post]
29 Jul 2015, 12:55 pm by Kevin Newman, Esq.
A trial was set to begin in September following a lawsuit filed by The League of Women Voters and Common Cause claiming the Senate map violates the Fair District amendment of the Florida Constitution. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 8:42 am by Suzanne Ito, ACLU
As we pointed out last week, the right to vote in that state is threatened by a new law that makes it nearly impossible for organizations like the nonpartisan League of Women Voters to register voters. [read post]
26 Mar 2021, 10:15 am by Karen Terry
“After the passage of the 19th amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League of Women Voters just six months before the 19th amendment to the U.S. [read post]
26 Mar 2021, 10:15 am by Karen Terry
“After the passage of the 19th amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League of Women Voters just six months before the 19th amendment to the U.S. [read post]
26 Mar 2021, 10:15 am by Karen Terry
“After the passage of the 19th amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League of Women Voters just six months before the 19th amendment to the U.S. [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 3:29 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
District Court Judge Robert Hinkle said he would sign a permanent injunction against a provision of Florida’s voting overhaul law that made it much more difficult for groups like the League of Women Voters to conduct voter registrations. [read post]
25 Aug 2014, 11:16 am by Kevin Newman, Esq.
Challengers of the congressional map, including the League of Women Voters, believe the new map does not go far enough and plan to appeal. [read post]
1 Jun 2012, 2:18 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
” The lawsuit was brought by the League of Women Voters in Florida, and joined by other civil rights groups, such as the ACLU. [read post]
1 Mar 2012, 3:24 pm by Rick Hasen
District Judge Robert Hinkle did not indicate how he will rule on an injunction sought by the League of Women Voters, Florida Public Interest Research Group and Rock The Vote. [read post]
15 Aug 2012, 9:29 am by CJLF Staff
Law: Dan Burns of Reuters reports Pennsylvania Commonwealth Judge Robert Simpson  rejected an effort by the NAACP and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania to block the PA voter I.D. law Wednesday, supporting the argument that the law is needed to prevent fraud and non-citizen voting. [read post]
6 Feb 2012, 12:18 pm by Katie O’Connor, Voting Rights Project
House Bill 4549, modeled after a Florida law that forced the League of Women Voters and other civic organizations to abandon voter registration efforts in the state, would effectively shut down community-based voter registration drives in South Carolina, requiring any individual or organization to register with the state before assisting other South Carolinians in registering to vote, and subjecting those individuals or organizations to up… [read post]
These restrictions will no doubt have crippling effects on voter participation in this year’s election and have already led groups like the venerable League of Women Voters to pull out of all voter registration efforts in Florida. [read post]
3 Nov 2016, 10:00 am
The case was brought on behalf of the League of Women Voters and other organizations by the ACLU, the ACLU of North Carolina, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 7:00 am by Daniel Tilley
In fact, disenfranchising minority voters was the main intent of SB 7066.SB 7066 also: Violates the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits excessive fines.Violates the First Amendment rights of organizations, like the Florida League of Women Voters,  that engage in voter registration activity, because it makes unclear who is qualified to vote and who is not.Violates the 19th Amendment, which specifically protects women from any… [read post]