Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment Protections at Polling Places (Press Release) 6/14/2018 Washington, DC and Minneapolis – Today, in a 7-2 decision that challenged political apparel at polling places, the Supreme Court ruled in Minnesota…
League Protects Millions of Voters in Lead-up to 2018 (Blog) 6/1/2018 The League’s leadership in the fight against voter suppression is making a major impact in states across the U.S. As lawmakers continue to pass…, While project efforts were state-based, the impact of the Leagues’ work will be felt across the nation for a long time to come. Leagues challenged…
League Submits Comments to Federal Election Commission (Legal Document) 5/25/2018 The League submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) with regards to the proposals being considered to add disclaimers to online…
League Urges U.S. Senators to Support Honest Ads Act (Article) 4/23/2018 LWVUS sent a letter to U.S. Senate offices encouraging Senators to cosponsor and pass S. 1989 the Honest Ads Act. Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps…, April 23, 2018 To: Members of the U.S. Senate From: Chris Carson, President Re: Cosponsor…
Bustle: March For Our Lives' Gun Control Agenda Is Clear. Now It Needs To Turn Protesters Into Voters. (News Clips) 4/4/2018 This story was originally published in Bustle. By ERIN DELMORE When high school students took to the stage during last month's March For…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Critics Say Citizenship Question on Census Could Lead to Undercount (News Clips) 3/27/2018 This article originally appeared in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For the first time in more than half a century, the decennial census will ask…
League Files Amicus Brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Legal Document) 2/13/2018 Minnesota Voters Allinace v. Mansky considers whether a state law that regulates speech inside of polling places in order to protect the…
It's time for SOTU Bingo! (Blog) 1/29/2018 On Tuesday, January 30, at 9pm ET, President Trump will deliver his State of the Union (SOTU) address where he will outline his key policy…
The Union Edge (Radio): Getting the Community Involved in Learning History (News Clips) 12/19/2017 This interview originally appeared on The Union Edge. Dr. Deirdre Kamlani, Board Member of the League of Women Voters of Greenwich, talks about an…
The Union Edge (Radio): Municipality abolishes Super PACs (News Clips) 11/21/2017 This interview originally appeared on The Union Edge. Last month, St. Petersburg Florida became the FIRST municipality post-Citizens United to…