LWV Statement on Health Care Executive Orders (Press Release) 1/28/2021 Today the League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Tuner issued the following statement in response to…
LWV calls on Biden administration to stop stripping Americans of their citizenship (Legal Document) 1/14/2021 LWV joined Muslim Advocates’ coalition in urging the new Biden Administration to stop the Trump denaturalization regime. Once a last…
COVID-19 Stimulus Package Underwhelms (Press Release) 12/22/2020 The League applauds bipartisan support and urges Congress to consider more relief WASHINGTON - The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO…
LWVUS Joins Lawsuit to Protect Transgender Women in Sports (Press Release) 12/21/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States joined civil rights partners on an amicus brief in the case of Hecox v. Little, a…
LWV calls on President-elect Biden to Reverse Harmful Immigration Executive Orders on Day 1 (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 President-elect Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 December 18, 2020 Dear President-…
League Joins Principles for Immigrant COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 Dr. Robert R. Redfield Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329 AND Dr. David…
The Electoral College: What is it good for? (Blog) 12/11/2020 Breaking down the Electoral College — its Origins and IssuesThe Electoral College is often not a well-understood entity. For starters…, The three-fifths compromise allowed for three-fifths of slaves to be counted, which resulted in more representatives in the …, Another issue is that the Electoral College doesn't support a multi-party system, wherein there would be additional candidates from other parties (e.…
LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas File Amicus in SCOTUS Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release) 11/17/2020 WASHINGTON—Late Monday, the League of Women Voters of the United States and the Leagues of Women Voters of California, Florida, and Texas filed an…
ELLE: Three Things Virginia Kase Wishes You Knew About The Electoral College (News Clips) 11/13/2020 This story was originally published by ELLE. As we reimagine—and fight for—the anti-racist, democratic, equitable world we want to see, it's…