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 …
Take action: Sign petition against anti-voter legislation
Missouri General Assembly passes bill deemed ‘breathtaking’ in its voter, election restrictions League members across Missouri, along with partners in the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, condemned passage on May 12 of HB 1878, an omnibus bill now on Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. The bill includes changes to voter registration rules, election administration and who has litigation authority over matters relating …
Missouri League leader responds to Secretary of State’s voting proposal
Marilyn McLeod, president of the League of Women Voters of Missouri, responded to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s proposal to raise voter turnout by making more elections partisan in a story that aired Sept. 2o on Kansas City’s National Public Radio affiliate, KCUR.