League Urges Congress to Vote Yes for H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Article) 12/4/2019 The League joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on a letter sent to the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of final passage…
To Avoid Voter Confidence Erosion, Ensure Election Security (Blog) 11/22/2019 This blog post was contributed by LWV of Connecticut president Carol Reimers. Election security is all about voter confidence. If…
SCOTUS Hearing on the Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (Blog) 11/20/2019 On November 12, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., et. al, which is a trio…, What does the Court want to know? The Court seemed to focus on three questions: (1) Are there serious reliance interests here that make the decision…
At Long Last, Voting Rights Act Restoration to Get a Vote on House Floor (Blog) 11/14/2019 It’s been over 6 years since the U.S. Supreme Court, in their decision of Shelby County v. Holder, gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (…
They were ordinary women who did an extraordinary thing. (Blog) 11/1/2019 This week our CEO Virginia Kase spoke at a Harvard event to celebrate the upcoming 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. On…, ,
Convening to Transform Redistricting (Blog) 10/30/2019 This blog post was contributed by campaign staffers Priya Pandey, Rachel Appel, and Kentiya Orange. Following the devastating decision of…
Rolling up our Sleeves for Fair Maps (Blog) 10/23/2019 After the Supreme Court's disappointing decision in the Rucho case this past June—failing to take a stand for voters and establish limits…
League Endorses SHIELD Act (Legal Document) 10/23/2019 The League joined a letter to U.S. House members urging support for HR 4617, the SHIELD Act. The legislation will strengthen laws to protect U.S.…
Washington Post: Judge rules Florida can’t block felons from voting, even if they have unpaid fines (News Clips) 10/19/2019 This story was originally published by The Washington Post. The right to vote for 1.4 million felons in Florida got a boost Friday when a federal…
Testimony by Virginia Kase on Voting Rights And Election Administration In America (Press Release) 10/17/2019 STATEMENT BY VIRGINIA KASE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES (LWVUS) U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION…, , Watch the full panel discussion here.