Act soon on Voting Rights Act (News Clips) 5/6/2014 No right is more fundamental to our democracy than the right to vote, yet many voters are at risk of losing this right as a result of the Supreme…
Nearly 200 Turn Out for Philly School-Management Vote (News Clips) 5/5/2014 NEARLY 200 parents turned out yesterday at a Nicetown elementary school for a vote that should determine whether it will remain a traditional public…
Northwest Leagues Participate in Regional Hearing on Voting Rights (Blog) 5/5/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Marge Easley, past president of the League of Women Voters of Oregon. On a recent afternoon at…
Victory in Wisconsin on Voter ID May Have Broader Implications (Blog) 5/2/2014 What a difference nearly a decade makes. When laws requiring strict, government issued voter photo ID were first introduced in Georgia and Indiana in…
Law Day 2014 – Why Every Vote Matters (Blog) 5/2/2014 May 1 was Law Day, a day sponsored by the American Bar Association to reflect on the role of law and its importance to American society today and in…
League of Women Voters Holds Meet & Greets for Town Candidates' (News Clips) 4/29/2014 The League of Women Voters of Washington County, Va., Member-at-Large completed two Meet & Greet events in the towns of Damascus and Abingdon…
League of Women Voters of Arlington registers 89 New Voters (News Clips) 4/29/2014 Last week, the League of Women Voters of Arlington (VA) registered 89 new voters at a local high school.
The Frontier of Climate Change: State and Local Action in the Heartland (Blog) 4/29/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Bonnie Pitz, President, League of Women Voters of Iowa On Earth Day 2014, the League of Women…
Don't Give Up (News Clips) 4/28/2014 The League of Women Voters is deeply disappointed in this decision. The problem of money in politics is complex and not easily solved. But now is not…
Looking Back: The League of Women Voters Lives On (News Clips) 4/28/2014 The Freeport League of Women Voters, now into its 10th decade of existence, continues to take stands on such issues as: taxation reform; campaign…