League of Women Voters

DOJ Expands Voter Data Seizure Campaign to 18 States, Demanding Social Security Numbers and Driver's Licenses

2025-12-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

The Department of Justice announced on December 12, 2025 that it had sued four additional states—Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada—demanding complete, unredacted voter registration lists including driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers, bringing the total number …

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Congressional Map as Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander

2018-01-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that the state’s 2011 congressional map violates the Pennsylvania Constitution’s guarantee that “elections shall be free and equal,” striking down one of the nation’s most extreme partisan gerrymanders. The court finds that …

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National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter): Expands Registration Access Despite Republican Opposition and Implementation Resistance

1993-05-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President Clinton signed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), known as “Motor Voter,” requiring states to offer voter registration when citizens apply for driver’s licenses, at public assistance offices, and through mail-in registration. The law aimed to reverse decades of …

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