HUFFINGTON POST: Kentucky May Soon Restore Voting Rights To 200,000 People With Felony Records (News Clips) 3/6/2021 Kentucky could soon be expanding voting rights restoration to even more individuals who have been convicted of felonies.
League Celebrates House Passage of the For the People Act, HR1 (Press Release) 3/4/2021 League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the US House of Representatives passing HR1, the For the…
LWV Applauds House Passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (Press Release) 3/4/2021 This bill provides the necessary first step towards fully addressing systemic constitutional violations by law enforcement officers, and we are pleased to see the…
Celebrating Black Women Who Helped Pave the Way for More Black Women in Politics (Blog) 2/25/2021 Board president, Dr. Deborah Turner reflects on the contributions to voting rights advancement from Black women.
Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times (Blog) 2/10/2021 More than 100 years ago, the League of Women Voters of the U.S. was founded to be a nonpartisan voice for American women who wanted free, fair, and open elections, above all else. The politics may…
LWV urges Biden to immediately shut down Dakota Access Pipeline (Legal Document) 2/8/2021 The League joined a letter lead by the Indigenous Environmental Network urging the President and Vice President to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) .
Historic Turnout in 2020 Shows Why America Needs the For the People Act (Blog) 2/2/2021 The historic 2020 election highlights the need for Congress to pass the For the People Act.
LWV Joins Lawsuit Supporting Student Plaintiffs’ Right to Civic Education (Press Release) 2/1/2021 LWVUS and LWV of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief in the case of Cook v. Raimondo, in which twelve student plaintiffs are suing the state of Rhode Island to demand a right to an education adequate…
LWV Statement on Climate Executive Orders (Press Release) 1/27/2021 The League of Women of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate Change.
LWV Statement on the Articles of Impeachment Sent to the U.S. Senate (Press Release) 1/25/2021 The Senate must serve as impartial jurors not tied to party lines, and convict him, ensuring that Donald Trump is banned from running for federal office again.