Updating the Presidential Public Financing System is Key to Removing Big Money from Politics (Blog) 4/12/2016 For 25 years the presidential public financing system, which has put value on small donors in our electoral process, has served the nation well.…
Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release) 4/4/2016 Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed the current practice of drawing district lines based on the total number of people who live…
League Sends Letter to U.S. Senate on S. 1176 (Legal Document) 2/18/2016 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of Senator Udall’s Empower Act, S. 1176, legislation to repair the presidential public…
League Files Brief in Wittman v. Personhuballah (Article) 2/17/2016 The League filed an amicus brief in the case of Wittman v. Personhuballah, which is scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 21…
Reducing the Corrupting Influence of Money in Politics (Blog) 1/21/2016 In his State of the Union speech this year, President Obama mentioned that in order to make politics better, the American people alongside…
Outlining the League’s Priority Federal Issues for 2016 (Blog) 1/12/2016 The League of Women Voters has the opportunity to play an active role on many priority issues in 2016. In addition to lobbying the 114th Congress in…
Obama Commits to Improve Voting, Expand Participation (Press Release) 1/12/2016 League Calls on President Obama to Expand Voter Registration through Health Benefit Exchanges The following is a statement by Elisabeth MacNamara,…
5 Tips to Get the Most Out of the State of the Union Speech (Blog) 1/7/2016 Next Tuesday, on January 12 at 9 pm Eastern, President Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union (SOTU) speech. The annual speech…
U.S. Supreme Court Considers the Idea of Representation (Blog) 12/11/2015 The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could forever change the way we view the political map. Evenwel v. Abbott, a case out…
League Opposes FY 2016 Budget Amendments Undermining Clean Water Rule (Legal Document) 11/20/2015 LWVUS joined a letter with organizations from across the country urging Congress to reject amendments to the FY 2016 budget that would undermine the…