League Opposes H.R. 5055 (Legal Document) 5/24/2016 The League joined a letter opposing FY2017 for the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, H.R. 5055, because of bad…
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, to the 2017 Financial
Help the Class of 2016 to Register to Vote (Blog) 5/17/2016 Congratulate the graduates you know on their achievement and encourage them to register to vote with our eCard.The League’s eCard directs recipients to VOTE411.org where new voters can easily start…
EPA issues Final Regulation to Limit Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector (Blog) 5/13/2016 The Obama Administration announced the first-ever-regulations to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas industry. League supporters sent thousands of comments to the Environmental Protection Agency…
What’s Happening in the States? A Voters’ Rights Legislative Round-up (Blog) 5/12/2016 Action on voting rights in 2016 looks very similar to last year. On the whole, states are passing less restrictive election laws, and even better, more and more states are reforming their election…
Take Action: Fix the Federal Election Commission (Blog) 4/27/2016 It’s time to reform the Federal Election Commission. Tell Congress to support the Federal Election Administration Act of 2016. The new Federal Election Administration (FEA) would be comprised of five…
League Opposes Balanced Budget Amendment (Legal Document) 4/27/2016 The League of Women Voters joined with 269 national organizations urging members of the House and Senate to oppose any balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution.
North Carolina’s Restrictive Election Law Approved by Federal Court (Press Release) 4/26/2016 “This decision sends a dangerous signal to voters across the country, one the League is prepared to fight at every opportunity,” said President MacNamara.
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.
155 Countries to Sign Paris Agreement on Earth Day (Blog) 4/21/2016 On Earth day, world leaders will gather at the United Nations to sign the agreement put together during the UN Climate Conference in Paris. The historic agreement signaled the commitment to fight…