A second lawsuit filed Aug. 24 challenges an anti-voter law (HB1878) set to take effect Aug. 28 across Missouri. The League of Women Voters of Missouri, a plaintiff in this suit and one filed Aug. 22, says the new law violates the right to core political speech by their staff and volunteers and disenfranchises thousands of Missouri citizens who do …
League, NAACP sue over law criminalizing voter engagement efforts
The League of Women Voters of Missouri and Missouri State Conference of the NAACP are challenging several parts of Missouri’s new anti-voter bill that restricts the ability of civic engagement groups to assist with voter registration and absentee ballot applications. (Breaking: On Aug. 24, the League of Women Voters of Missouri joined a second lawsuit against a new law requiring …