LWV Calls on States to Expand Absentee and Mail-in Voting (Press Release) 3/16/2020 Voters must be given extra assurances amid COVID-19 physical distancing measures WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of…
LWV Praises Ohio Recommendation to Postpone In-Person Voting Ahead of Primary Election (Press Release) 3/16/2020 COLUMBUS & WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Ohio issued the following joint…
LWV Files Lawsuit to Protect Next Generation from Damaging Effects of Climate Change (Press Release) 3/12/2020 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case…
Voting in a Time of Coronavirus (Blog) 3/12/2020 The CDC recommendation for social distancing to contain the coronavirus comes at a time when many Americans are preparing to cast…
League Comments on the National Environmental Policy Act (Legal Document) 3/11/2020 The League submitted a own comment letter urging the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to withdraw proposed changes to the National…
League Urges Support for the NO BAN Act (Legal Document) 3/11/2020 The League joined coalition partners in supporting H.R. 2214, the NO BAN Act when it came to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on March…
LWV Fights to Keep Missouri Clean (Blog) 3/10/2020 In 2018, voters in Missouri made it overwhelmingly clear that transparency, reforming campaign finance, and ending gerrymandering were important…
TIME: 1920: The Suffragists (News Clips) 3/5/2020 This story was originally published by TIME. It was the culmination of generations of activism, and Carrie Chapman Catt, who had devoted…
VOTE411 is the one-stop shop for Super Tuesday voting information (Press Release) 3/2/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters Education Fund is proud to launch the 2020 primary presidential candidate voter guide…
A majority of people support safe, legal access to abortion. So why is it under threat? (Blog) 3/2/2020 Hint: It has to do with Partisan Gerrymandering When I stared down at my positive pregnancy test, I wasn’t thinking about my…, After each decennial census, states must redraw their electoral districts to account for changes in population. In most states, the legislature…