How Our Elections Can Work Better for Voters (Blog) 5/4/2015 This month, we’re marking the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Commonly referred to as the "Motor Voter…
Protecting Early Voting in the Deep South (Blog) 4/21/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post is written by Kelli Persons, program manager for the League of Women Voters of Georgia For the third time in…
The League’s Volunteer Leaders – A Vital Citizen’s Voice in Our Democracy (Blog) 4/14/2015 Last week, I had the honor of sitting with our national president, Elisabeth MacNamara as she connected state League presidents from nearly all 50…
Unprecedented Week for Voting Rights – Democracy Wins in Three States (Blog) 4/6/2015 Over the last week, we saw three big wins for voting rights at the state level. It is, we hope, a bellwether of things to come. The assault on voting…
US Supreme Court Chooses Not to Address Wisconsin Voter Photo ID Law (Blog) 3/25/2015 On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a big blow to voters in Wisconsin. The Court refused to hear a challenge to the state’s voter photo ID law,…
8 Throwback Pictures of Empowering Voters – Then & Now! (Blog) 3/11/2015 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. This year, the League of…
League Opposes H.R. 412 and H.R. 195 (Legal Document) 3/4/2015 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on House Administration urging Representatives to vote no on H.R. 412 and H.R…
League Joins People's Voting Rights Manifesto (Article) 3/4/2015 The League joined civil rights organizations in issuing the People's Voting Rights Manifesto in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and…
Nationwide Assaults on Voting Rights Continue amongst Some Wins (Blog) 3/2/2015 We are now two months into the 2015 State Legislative sessions and as expected we have seen a groundswell of assaults on voters in many states. At…
Using State Constitutions to Fight Voter Discrimination Laws (Blog) 3/2/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog was written by Brenda Rogers, member of the Board of Directors of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina In…