United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Blog) 2/12/2019 In December, the LWV UN Observer for Climate, Robin Tokmakian, and three Delegates (Rebecca Boyd of LWV Wilmette, IL, and Claudia…
League Remembers Congressman John Dingell (Press Release) 2/8/2019 The League of Women Voters national president Chris Carson issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Dingell.
LWV Texas Joins Lawsuit to Combat Voter Suppression (Press Release) 2/5/2019 AUSTIN & WASHINGTON – Monday the League of Women Voters of Texas joined a lawsuit against the Texas Secretary of State’s office after false…
House Judiciary Committee Holds First Hearing on HR1 (Blog) 1/31/2019 Tuesday, January 31, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HR1, the For the People Act. As legislators asked questions of the six expert witnesses, several strong arguments for HR1…
League Joins Joint Statement to House Judiciary Committee in Support of HR1 (Legal Document) 1/29/2019 The League and members of the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition sent a joint statement from diverse groups to the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of HR1, the For the People Act.…
Texas Tribune: Civil rights groups warn that Texas voter citizenship check could violate federal law (News Clips) 1/28/2019 The state of Texas' announcement that it was flagging tens of thousands of registered voters for citizenship checks was met with dismay among civil rights attorneys and voting rights advocates, who…
League Sends Letter to U.S. House Addressing HR1 (Legal Document) 1/16/2019 The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives addressing HR1 as the bill needed to heal our country.
League Lobby Corps Urges Support for HR1 (Legal Document) 1/16/2019 Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps visited members of the U.S. House urging them to support HR1, the For the People Act.
In the Know: League of Women Voters v. Rucho (Blog) 1/14/2019 The LWVNC v. Rucho case is a partisan gerrymandering challenge to the North Carolina congressional map. Partisan gerrymandering is the practice of drawing electoral district lines in a way that…
LWV Wisconsin Sues Over Unconstitutional Lame Duck Session (Blog) 1/11/2019 After the 2018 election, the outgoing WI legislature called a special session and passed several bills aimed at undermining the new governor. LWVWI sued, contending that the session was…