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,…
Voter-Initiated Independent Redistricting Commissions Found Constitutional (Press Release) 6/29/2015 Supreme Court Backs Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Washington, DC – Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona State…
League Praises Immigration Step (Press Release) 11/20/2014 LEAGUE PRAISES IMMIGRATION STEP Support for Family-Focused Executive Order Washington, D.C. – The League of Women Voters of the U.S. reacted to…
Florida Decision is Major Victory Against Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release) 7/11/2014 “Court decision is a big step forward in fight for voter-based redistricting,” says League Washington, D.C. – Late yesterday, a Florida…
Voters Lack Vital Protections One Year After Shelby Decision (Press Release) 6/25/2014 Congress Must Act to Restore the Voting Rights Act Washington, D.C. – “Today may be an anniversary but it is not a celebration,” said…
Senate Takes Huge Step On Immigration Reform (Press Release) 6/27/2013 House Leaders Cannot "Put Their Heads in the Sand" Washington, D.C. – The League of Women Voters today hailed Senate passage of the…
League of Women Voters Announces Key Redistricting Developments (Press Release) 6/5/2013 North Carolina Challenge Goes to Court; Affected Hundreds of Voters in 2012 June 12 Media Call to Provide Exclusive Analysis of Inaugural CA…
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release) 6/11/2012 League is “Fiercely Committed” to Nation’s Voters, says Holder Washington, DC (June 11, 2012) – Today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder…
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Texas Redistricting Plans (Press Release) 1/20/2012 Statement from League of Women Voters of the U.S. and League of Women Voters of Texas Washington, DC – “The League is disappointed by the Supreme…
Texas Redistricting Plan Blatantly Illegal (Press Release) 9/15/2011 League of Women Voters Urges U.S. Justice Department to Object Washington, DC—The League of Women Voters of the United States has joined the League…