6 Women You Didn’t Know Were LWV Members (Blog) 3/1/2019 This Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look back through our own organization’s history to highlight some of our most prominent members. Each of…
League Urges Support of HR1 and Opposition to Tactics to Weaken Bill (Legal Document) 2/28/2019 The League of Women Voters joined other groups as part of the Declaration for American Democracy coalition in strongly urging members of…
League Urges Support for HR1 Companion in U.S. Senate (Legal Document) 2/27/2019 The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate urging members to support and co-sponsor a companion bill to HR1, the For the People Act. …
LWVNC Celebrates Board of Elections Call for New Election in District 9 (Press Release) 2/25/2019 New Election Restores Fairness for Voters RALEIGH, NC – Yesterday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) unanimously voted to hold a…
99 Years Later – the League of Women Voters is Still Fighting for Voting Rights (Blog) 2/14/2019 Ninety-nine years ago today, the League of Women Voters was founded at the National American Woman…
League Remembers Congressman John Dingell (Press Release) 2/8/2019 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters national president Chris Carson issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman John…
LWV Texas Joins Lawsuit to Combat Voter Suppression (Press Release) 2/5/2019 AUSTIN & WASHINGTON – Monday the League of Women Voters of Texas joined a lawsuit against the Texas Secretary of State’s office after false…
Wisconsin State Journal: New lawsuit from unions contends GOP lame-duck laws violate Constitution's separation of powers (News Clips) 2/5/2019 This story was originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal. A group of unions on Monday filed a fourth legal challenge to controversial laws…
Leagues Register A Record Number of New Citizens in 2018 (Blog) 2/4/2019 The United States welcomes approximately 700,000 – 750,000 new citizens every year through naturalization ceremonies in communities across the…
House Judiciary Committee Holds First Hearing on HR1 (Blog) 1/31/2019 Tuesday, January 31, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HR1, the For the People Act. This was the first Congressional hearing on the…