Emergency Relief Sought to Protect Upcoming Elections From Trump-Vance Administration Plot to Facilitate Illegal and Inaccurate Voter Roll Purges
Washington, D.C. – With elections rapidly approaching in locations around the nation, the League of Women Voters, along with three individual plaintiffs, asked a court for emergency relief in a class action lawsuit that seeks to stop the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful creation of massive government databases consolidating sensitive and legally protected personal information on millions of people in America to unlawfully open investigations and purge voter rolls. Today’s emergency filing follows last week’s class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of the League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Virginia, League of Women Voters of Louisiana, and Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), along with five individual plaintiffs. The coalition is represented by Democracy Forward Foundation, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), and Fair Elections Center.
Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful “National Data Banks” That Consolidate Sensitive Personal Information Across Federal Agencies
Washington, DC — The League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Virginia, League of Women Voters of Louisiana, and Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), along with five individual plaintiffs, filed a class action lawsuit today challenging the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful creation of massive government databases consolidating sensitive and legally protected personal information on millions of people […]
Fair Elections Center and NASPA Offers Resources in Response to Critical Losses for Students Following New ED Guidance Letter on Federal Work-Study Funds
On Tuesday, August 19, the Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” guidance letter prohibiting colleges and universities from using Federal Work-Study (FWS) funds to pay students for work involving any partisan or nonpartisan political activity on or off campus, which the new guidance interprets to include “voter registration, voter assistance at polling places or […]
Fair Elections Center on Violent Shooting at Utah University
WASHINGTON — Today, Fair Elections Center released the following statement from Rebekah Caruthers, President & CEO, on the latest instance of political violence on a college campus. “Yesterday, a life was lost in a space intended for civic engagement and conversation. It’s tragic and unacceptable. For those of us organizing young people on campuses by […]
Congress Must Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C (July 29, 2025) – TODAY, Fair Elections Center’s President & CEO Rebekah Caruthers, released the following statement in support of H.R.14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025: Protecting the freedom of eligible U.S. citizens to vote is an obligation that transcends partisan politics, and it’s time for our elected […]
Fair Elections Center Releases Urgent Issue Brief “Eligible Voters at Risk: Examining Changes to USCIS’s SAVE System”
WASHINGTON, D.C (July 29, 2025) – TODAY, Fair Elections Center, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit voting rights organization, released an issue brief, “Eligible Voters at Risk: Examining Changes to USCIS’s SAVE System.” The report addresses extremely troubling recent changes to the ways state and local election agencies can use DHS-USCIS’s SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) […]
Fair Elections Center Welcomes New Leadership Just Ahead of 20th Anniversary
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2025) – Fair Elections Center, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit voting rights organization, underwent a planned leadership transition today: Robert Brandon, who founded Fair Elections Center in 2006 and has been its president and CEO ever since, moves into the role of president emeritus and senior advisor. Rebekah Caruthers, who has served […]
Fair Elections Center on Political Violence in Minnesota
WASHINGTON — Today, Fair Elections Center released the following statement from Robert Brandon, President & CEO, on the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota state legislators and their spouses in Minnesota: “Our hearts break for the family and loved ones of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and we remain hopeful for […]
Statement: Fair Elections Center on SAVE Act Passage
The so-called SAVE Act is a cynical attempt to make it harder to vote
Fair Elections Center on EO To Reshape US Elections
This executive order to reshape our electoral system is rooted in falsehoods and guided by a willful ignorance of how our elections work.