The Selma March and Voting Rights Today (Blog) 3/31/2014 This month marked the anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement and the…
This Women’s History Month, Remembering the Women That History Books Forget (Blog) 3/27/2014 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. In honor of Women’s…
Illinois Suffrage at 17: Successful Youth Voter Registration in Greater Rockford (Blog) 3/27/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Susan Janson, vice president and Jeanne Claeys, voter services chair, of the League of…
California Health Exchange Slow to Offer Voter Registration (News Clips) 3/26/2014 Supporters of the new national health care law portray California's exchange as among the most successful at signing up residents for medical…
After Ruling, Alabama Joins 2 States in Moving to Alter Voting Rules (News Clips) 3/24/2014 Alabama says it plans to move ahead with a requirement for potential voters to show concrete proof of citizenship, in the first sign of a wider…
Celebrating Voter Registration Wins and Utah’s Colorful Suffrage Past (Blog) 3/24/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Jenn Gonnelly, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Utah. This post is part of “…
Registering to Vote in Kansas and Arizona Just Got More Difficult (News Clips) 3/21/2014 Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (John Hanna/ AP) A federal judge on Wednesday sided with two states that want to force new voters to prove…
Arizona, Kansas Win Case on Voter Citizenship Requirement (News Clips) 3/20/2014 Arizona and Kansas can require anyone registering to vote by mail to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, a federal judge said in a loss for the Obama…
Kansas can require proof of citizenship for voters in federal elections, judge rules (News Clips) 3/20/2014 ...citizenship. The court case doesn't change their status. But the decision means the state will not need a dual election system for voters in…