TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Fix the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 8/6/2013 Forty-eight years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. Unfortunately, earlier this summer the…
Taking the First Step Toward Repairing the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 7/19/2013 This week, both the Senate and House of Representatives held hearings to discuss the future of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Late last month, the U.S…
Hundreds of Young Activists Making Progress Together (Blog) 7/19/2013 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was written by our interns Clara Roberts and Sophie Tarazi “When you’re talking about changing the world, you don’t…
Celebrate Independence Day by Making Democracy Work (Blog) 7/3/2013 In the last two weeks, the Supreme Court has issued decisions on two monumental voting rights cases. Together these cases only underline how…
Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Widespread Voter Suppression (Blog) 6/28/2013 In its ruling on Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court erased fundamental protections against racial discrimination in…
LWVWI: Fighting Forward – Protecting Your Vote (Blog) 6/21/2013 Editorial Note: This blog post is written by Andrea Kaminski, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. Did you know the Wisconsin…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights (Blog) 6/19/2013 On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a victory for voters when it struck down an Arizona law requiring documentary proof of…
Tomorrow’s Voters Already Making Their Mark (Blog) 6/12/2013 Today we welcomed four Austin, TX, ninth graders and their parent chaperones to the LWVUS offices. The four young women are in Washington, DC to…
Media Coverage Money Can't Buy... and Florida Never Wanted (Blog) 6/5/2013 Editorial Note: This blog post is written by Deirdre Macnab,President of the League of Women Voters of Florida. Even the Koch brothers can't afford…
North Carolina Redistricting Harmed Hundreds of Voters, Elections Officials in 2012 (Blog) 5/30/2013 Next week, a Raleigh court will hear evidence detailing how North Carolina's flawed 2011 redistricting plan was intentionally designed to harm…