Are You Up On Your Voter Trivia? (Blog) 8/3/2022 Thanks to resources like VOTE411.org, you know where and how to cast your vote, but how knowledgeable are you on voting history? Quiz yourself and compare your score with your friends!
Women's Inequality Day (Article) 8/1/2022 August 26, otherwise known as Women's Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment. Yet today, fewer rights than they'd had in decades. In August 2022, we launched our…
What You Need to Know About Kansas's Vote on Abortion Rights (Blog) 7/25/2022 On Aug. 2, 2022, Kansas will be the first state in the nation to vote on the issue of abortion since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24. The League of Women…
Explaining SCOTUS's Abortion Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (Blog) 7/22/2022 On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning the constitutional right to abortion. In so doing, they…
League of Women Voters Welcomes Bipartisan Action on the Electoral Count Act (Press Release) 7/21/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s bipartisan deal on the Electoral Count Reform…
League of Women Voters Files Lawsuit Against Cupertino Anti-Nonprofit Speech Ordinance (Press Release) 7/19/2022 CUPERTINO, CA — Today, the League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale filed a federal lawsuit challenging the city’s anti-nonprofit speech ordinance, which requires nonprofit organizations to…
The Status of LGBTQIA+ Rights in the US (Blog) 6/28/2022 As we celebrate Pride Month, we can never forget that LGBTQIA+ rights need continual support and activism. Sadly, through the past year, we have seen a range of devastating anti-LGBTQIA+ bills across…
LWVUS Board President and Planned Parenthood Leader Responds to Abortion Decision (Blog) 6/27/2022 LWVUS board president and Planned Parenthood North Central States medical director, Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, made the following remarks in response to the Supreme Court of the US's decision to…
President Biden Signs Gun Safety Bill in Law (Press Release) 6/25/2022 WASHINGTON — Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after President Biden signed the bipartisan gun safety legislation:
LWV Statement on Senate Passage of Gun Safety Bill (Press Release) 6/24/2022 WASHINGTON — Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the US Senate passed bipartisan gun safety legislation: