Op-Ed: Equal Access to Reproductive Rights (News Clips) 5/11/2022 The members of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina celebrated Mother’s Day with heavy hearts. But we are resolved to ensure that all people have equal access to reproductive rights.
With Liberty and Justice for All (Except DC) (Blog) 5/10/2022 But the District of Columbia is not a state. Why is that a problem? Because of not being a state, the District of Columbia does not have any rights unless they are specifically allowed by Congress,…
Remarks on the Leaked Roe v. Wade Draft Opinion (Blog) 5/5/2022 On Tuesday, May 5, the League's national organizing director, Alma Couverthie, spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court regarding the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Rally held in West Palm Beach to fight Roe v. Wade reversal (News Clips) 5/3/2022 The League of Women Voters and Planned Parenthood rallied in response to an unprecedented leak indicating the supreme court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Maine is about to open party primaries to hundreds of thousands more voters (News Clips) 4/25/2022 AUGUSTA, Maine — More than 350,000 Maine voters could vote in primaries starting in a key 2024 election after lawmakers approved a bill to allow for semi-open primaries for presidential,…
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes (News Clips) 4/13/2022 MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that will likely determine how extensively absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the upcoming…
U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO THE SUPREME COURT (Press Release) 4/7/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States Board President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm…
ARIZONA SUPREME COURT DISMISSES CASE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE EARLY VOTING (Press Release) 4/5/2022 PHOENIX — Today the Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the Arizona Republican Party that threatened to end all early voting. The case requested that the Court invalidate all…
League Of Women Voters Registers Nearly 1,200 Area High School Students (News Clips) 4/4/2022 The League of Women Voters of Chattanooga announces they have registered nearly 1,200 new voters across Hamilton County high schools in recent months. The total comes as the deadline to register…
What COVID-19 Taught Us About Making Voting Accessible (Blog) 3/22/2022 COVID-19 brought pain, loss, and loneliness, but in the case of our democracy, it also brought important lessons. We saw firsthand how we could make our democracy available to more voters, honoring…