League Urges Congress Repair Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 6/14/2016 The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House and Senate urging them to move the Voting Rights Advancement Act forward. The legislation…
Insufficient Plan from Democrats to Rid Politics of Big Money (Press Release) 6/9/2016 Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the United States On Senate Democrats’ Campaign Finance Proposal Washington…
League Opposes Riders to 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (Legal Document) 5/24/2016 The League joined a letter with coaltition partners calling for members of the House and Senate to oppose riders, especially campaign finance riders…
What’s Happening in the States? A Voters’ Rights Legislative Round-up (Blog) 5/12/2016 With most state legislative sessions coming to a close at the end of April, the action on voting rights in 2016 is shaping up to be very similar to…
Take Action: Fix the Federal Election Commission (Blog) 4/27/2016 The agency that is tasked with overseeing federal laws governing money in politics, the Federal Election Commission (FEC), is broken. Paralyzed by…
North Carolina’s Restrictive Election Law Approved by Federal Court (Press Release) 4/26/2016 Real voters have been harmed; Signals deeper concerns for 2016 general election. Washington, DC — “The Federal District Court of Winston Salem…
League Supports S. 2611 (Article) 4/22/2016 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of S. 2611, the Federal Election Administration Act of 2016. Based on our new position on…
League of Women Voters Asks Why Women Couldn’t Grace the Front of the New $10 Bill (Press Release) 4/20/2016 The League honors the legacy of the suffrage movement, continues to provide necessary information to all voters Washington, DC – “The…
Federal Election Commission Must Be Restructured (Press Release) 4/14/2016 League of Women Voters Announces New Position on Money in Politics The League of Women Voters today announced a new position statement on “Money in…
Updating the Presidential Public Financing System is Key to Removing Big Money from Politics (Blog) 4/12/2016 For 25 years the presidential public financing system, which has put value on small donors in our electoral process, has served the nation well.…