League Submits Comments on Proposed Health Insurance Applications (Article) 3/18/2013 The League submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the application developed by the Department of Health and…
UN's Conference to End Violence against Women & Girls: LWV Sponsors Panel Discussions (Article) 3/15/2013 The UN held its annual Commission on the Status of Women in early March. This year's topic, preventing violence against women and girls, witnessed…
LWVUS and LWVFL File Amicus Brief in Florida Purge Case (Article) 2/19/2013 LWVUS and LWVFL filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals arguing that a last-minute purge of suspected non-citizens by the state of…
Leagues Join Amicus Briefs in the Case of Shelby County v. Holder (Article) 2/4/2013 LWVUS and the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) signed onto briefs in the case of Shelby County v. Holder. The U.S. Supreme Court will…
LWVUS Amicus in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council Before the Supreme Court (Article) 1/31/2013 The brief in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council argues that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) blocks a documentary proof-of-citizenship…
LWVEF IRS Form 990 and Consolidated Audit Reports (Article) 1/6/2013 Below are copies of the IRS Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax for the League of Women Voters of the Education Fund for the…
League Signs On to Amicus Brief in Texas Voter Registration Case (Article) 11/27/2012 Recent changes to Texas law make it extremely difficult for voter registration groups to sign up new voters, violating the First Amendment and the…
The League of Women Voters and Candidate Debates: A Changing Relationship (Article) 9/27/2012 After a 16 year period in which there were no public presidential debates, the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) sponsored three…
Presidential General Election Voters’ Guide (Article) 9/11/2012 In collaboration with some wonderful League volunteers from Maryland, LWVEF has again asked the candidates running for President to provide answers…
Background: "Outside Group” Campaign Advertising – The Money Behind the Advertising Story (Article) 9/5/2012 A federal candidate in a two-year election cycle can receive in contributions: $5,000 from any single individual (indexed for inflation) $10…