LWVUS Urges Congress to Support DC Statehood (Legal Document) 3/31/2023 DC statehood is critical to our democracy, and support for DC statehood means allowing the people of DC to be fully represented and have their voices…
What’s going on with Moore v. Harper? (Blog) 3/28/2023 Updated June 27, 2023 LWVUS and Leagues representing all 50 states and DC filed an amicus brief in Moore v. Harper last year. The case…, North Carolina legislators appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case. The legislators argued that the North Carolina…, On November 8, 2022, the political composition of the North Carolina Supreme Court flipped to a Republican majority. Three months later, the court…
Abortion Legislation is a Democracy Issue (Blog) 3/21/2023 In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and…, Another doctrine of US democracy is the separation of powers, in which governments are divided into three branches: legislative, executive, and…, More explicitly, the Mississippi legislature is considering legislation to restore the state’s ballot initiative process, but prohibit it from being…, In July 2022, a Utah state court temporarily enjoined the state's near-total abortion ban while the Utah Supreme Court decides its constitutionality…
Want a more representative democracy? Reform CT's redistricting process (News Clips) 1/31/2023 This opinion was originally published in the CT Mirror. The Nov. 8, 2022 election was the first based on the federal and state legislative…
South Dakota Federal Court Strikes Down Residency Requirement for Ballot Initiatives (Press Release) 1/27/2023 PIERRE, SD — In a victory for South Dakotans, a law that places a 30-day residency requirement for ballot initiative petition circulators has been…
Democracy Advocates, Elected Officials Lead Jan. 6 Vigil in Chapel Hill (News Clips) 1/9/2023 This story was originally published on Chapelboro.com. While much of the focus in Washington D.C. on Friday was more on selecting a new Speaker…
We must work collectively to prevent another Jan. 6 (News Clips) 1/8/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in the Daily Camera. The January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a dark day in our nation’…
League of Women Voters Welcomes 118th Congress in Session (Press Release) 1/7/2023 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the 118th Congress…