High School Visitors Flex Their Advocacy Muscle (Blog) 4/3/2014 This morning I was thrilled to visit with over 100 students visiting Washington, D.C. through the Close Up Foundation, which brings thousands of high…
League Requests Stay Pending Appeal in Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission (Article) 4/2/2014 The League filed a motion to stay a decision of the U.S. District Court of Kansas pending an appeal in the case of Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance…
Court: Big Money Worth More than Citizens' Voices (Press Release) 4/2/2014 “Yet another irresponsible decision on money in politics by the Roberts Court,” says League Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Court of Appeals Rules Florida 2012 Voter Purge was Illegal (Press Release) 4/1/2014 “Voters won big in today’s ruling,” says League Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that Florida’s plan to…
Voter Rights Groups Appeal Documentation Ruling (News Clips) 3/31/2014 Voting rights groups filed an appeal Friday of a judge's order that federal election officials must help Kansas and Arizona enforce state laws…
The Selma March and Voting Rights Today (Blog) 3/31/2014 This month marked the anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement and the…
Sunshine Week Celebrates Right to Know (News Clips) 3/28/2014 To the editor: Launched in 2005, Sunshine Week has grown into an annual national initiative to promote open government and push back against…
Spring Election Hurtling Toward Us; Are You Informed? (News Clips) 3/28/2014 The first Tuesday in April comes early this year. It falls on April 1, meaning we're less than two weeks away from the annual spring elections. Are…
Join League of Women Voters in Honoring Sunshine Week (News Clips) 3/28/2014 March 17-23 is Sunshine Week, an annual nationwide effort to call attention to transparency in government and freedom of information. It's a reminder…
This Women’s History Month, Remembering the Women That History Books Forget (Blog) 3/27/2014 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. In honor of Women’s…