Supreme Court Upholds Unreasonable Voter Purge Standard (Press Release) 6/11/2018 High Court Decision Will Disenfranchise Millions in Upcoming Elections Washington, DC and Columbus, Ohio – Today, the Supreme Court ruled against…
League Protects Millions of Voters in Lead-up to 2018 (Blog) 6/1/2018 The League’s leadership in the fight against voter suppression is making a major impact in states across the U.S. As lawmakers continue to pass…, While project efforts were state-based, the impact of the Leagues’ work will be felt across the nation for a long time to come. Leagues challenged…
League Urges Bipartisan Committee to Continue to Demand Transparency on the 2020 Census (Blog) 5/18/2018 Will the 2020 Census include a question on citizenship? We sure hope not. The Census has not included a question about citizenship in nearly 70…, The actions of the Trump Administration with regards to voting rights are worrisome. Time and time again this administration has made moves to…
League Sends Letter to House Committee on Citizenship and the U.S. Census (Article) 5/10/2018 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee urging the committee to use its power and remove the…, May 10, 2018 To: Members of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee From: Chris Carson, President Re: Remove the Citizenship…
League Commends Chairman Gowdy for Demanding DOJ Official Answer Census Citizenship Questions (Blog) 5/9/2018 Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the proposed inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census…
League Joins Groups Demanding Oversight Hearings on Census Citizenship Question (Article) 4/12/2018 The League joined over 300 civil rights, faith, and labor groups are calling on Congress to hold oversight hearings on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
President Trump Makes False Claims of Voter Fraud (Press Release) 4/5/2018 Washington, DC – League of Women Voters president, Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to President Trump's false claims of voter…
SCOTUS Hears Maryland Gerrymandering Case (Blog) 3/29/2018 This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Benisek v. Lamone, a case out of Maryland that argues politicians…
Census Citizenship Question Will Result in Inaccurate Count (Press Release) 3/27/2018 Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
Comments to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Legal Document) 3/19/2018 The League submitted comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its ongoing assessment of federal enforcement of the Voting Rights…, Comments by The League of Women Voters of the United States to the United States Commission on Civil Rights March 16, 2018 The Supreme Court…