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 Court’s decision to eliminate key provisions of the
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 school or be run by a charter operator.
Northwest Leagues Participate in Regional Hearing on Voting Rights (Blog) 5/5/2014 Read a guest blog post by the League of Women Voters of Oregon on their recent participation in the Pacific Northwest Regional Hearing of the National Commission on Voting Rights.
Victory in Wisconsin on Voter ID May Have Broader Implications (Blog) 5/2/2014 Challenging a law on its face is always a very difficult thing to do. But as we have seen over the years since voter ID laws have been applied, these laws discriminate.
Law Day 2014 – Why Every Vote Matters (Blog) 5/2/2014 May 1 was Law Day, a day to reflect on the law's its importance to American society. This year’s theme - American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters – was particularly relevant for…
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 last week.
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 On Earth Day 2014, the League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Iowa joined with The New Republic Magazine and Drake University in Iowa to sponsor a forum focused…
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.
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 ethics; children’s services; immigration policies;