On July 24, SCOTUS blocked the appeals court decision—a 6 to 3 decision—meaning that individuals and civil rights groups retain their right to sue for racial discrimination under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The case contests the 2021
Proof of citizenship to register, old and new
7 states require proof of citizenship to register to vote. ONLY Wyoming requires them to update a registration. There are approximately 12M green card holders (permanent residents) who can’t vote in federal elections—presidential and congressional. Specific municipalities in California, Maryland,
LWVUS Responds to SCOTUS ruling on deportations
Today’s decision—issued without any hearing on the court’s “shadow docket”—allows ”the Trump administration to continue to deport non-citizens to countries they have never visited without an opportunity to challenge the deportation. In response, Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women
Thursday Cheyenne: hundreds rally to save public lands
“There are 170,000 voting-eligible Wyomingites who don’t even register,” Rod Miller said. His advice is for everyone to call the unregistered, non-voting people you know and tell them “what’s at stake and get them registered to vote, because that’s what’s
Senate’s Byrd Rule overrules portions of Trump’s Big Bill
International attitudes toward US declines in 2025
In a new report, the Pew Foundation published its survey of 24 countries. The chart below emphasizes the total confidence levels. Read more>>>
LA Conservation District: printed 2400 ballots for New Orleans plus
This local election was not a state responsibility. Rather, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry arranged everything. They claim that they expected only a few hundred voters. Just to be certain, they printed 300 for each of eight polls
June 12th the National LWV issued a reminder
On June 12, the national League of Women Voters (LWV) issued a statement regarding the importance of history and the act of honoring protest: “There is nothing more fundamentally American than protesting injustice. Protest is how our nation began, protest
Federal court blocks Executive Order for proof of citizenship
This ruling went further than a previous court: the Federal Government cannot require proof of citizenship and AG Bondi cannot take acction against states to decide to count mail-in ballots after election day. 13 states currently honor this practice, and
WY congressional delegates impatient to defund PBS, NPR, etc.?
$9.6B is set to be rescinded from the budget. These monies were approved: $1.1B for public media and $9.4B for USAID. The House has approved these recisions 214-212; four Republicans opposed and two didn’t vote. Four DEMs did not vote.