LWV Powers Young Voters in Selma (Blog) 4/10/2024 Bloody Sunday refers to the day in 1965 when hundreds of civil rights activists were attacked by law enforcement while marching for Black American's right to vote. Now, Bloody Sunday is an observance…
Syracuse's League of Women Voters' initiative encourages voting at local schools (News Clips) 4/10/2024 This story was originally published in The Daily Orange. Joan Durant, co-director of voter services at the League of Women Voters of Syracuse Metropolitan Area, learned the importance of voting…
Executive for U.S. League of Women Voters to Speak at Ohio Wesleyan's 2024 Commencement (News Clips) 4/5/2024 This press release was originally published by Ohio Wesleyan University. Kelly McFarland Stratman, chief of staff and interim co-CEO for the Washington, D.C.-based League of Women Voters of the…
Democracy North Carolina v. Hirsch (Legal Case) 4/2/2024 LWV of North Carolina sued over a North Carolina law allowing election officials to throw out same-day registering voters’ ballots if a single address confirmation mailing was undeliverable
Mason-Hobbs v. Texas (Legal Case) 3/29/2024 Crystal Mason is a Black Texas resident who was unaware she was ineligible to vote while on supervised release and was sentenced to five years in prison for voting in the 2016 election.
Oxford's chapter of the League of Women Voters prepares for a busy election season (News Clips) 3/29/2024 This story was originally published in The Miami Student For Oxford’s chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV), the weeks leading up to Ohio’s primary on March 19, have been busy. “One…
Voting Abroad: Absentee Voting for Overseas Citizens (Blog) 3/27/2024 Whether they’re in the military, studying abroad, or permanently living overseas, all US citizens living abroad who are eligible to vote can still cast their ballots. The Uniformed and Overseas…
Day in the Life: Attending the New Hampshire Primaries (Blog) 3/22/2024 The highly anticipated New Hampshire primary almost always received considerable media attention. The League of Women Voters of the United States and our partners at the National Task Force on…
Empowering Women at the Ballot Box: Breaking Down Barriers with Help From VoteRiders (Blog) 3/20/2024 In honor of Women’s History Month, VoteRiders’ Digital Communications Coordinator Erin Carden spoke with Jessica Jones Caparell, Director of Government Affairs at the League of Women Voters, about…
Group sues after novel Biden deepfake urged voters to skip N.H. primary (News Clips) 3/17/2024 This story was originally published by The Washington Post. The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire accuses campaign consultant Steve Kramer and telecom companies Life Corp. and Lingo Telecom of…