UPDATE: Voting Rights Moving Forward! (Blog) 6/25/2014 There’s finally some good news on the voting rights front in Congress. Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted…
Voters Lack Vital Protections One Year After Shelby Decision (Press Release) 6/25/2014 Congress Must Act to Restore the Voting Rights Act Washington, D.C. – “Today may be an anniversary but it is not a celebration,” said…
One Year After Shelby Decision, The Fight Continues to Protect Equal Access to the Vote (Blog) 6/23/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week marks one year since the…
Calling on Congress to Move Voting Rights Forward (Blog) 6/18/2014 This afternoon, I joined members of Congress and leading civil and voting rights leaders at a press conference to call on Congress to move the Voting…
NYC League of Women Voters and Affordable Housing: All the Issues, All the Time (News Clips) 6/13/2014 “Everyone wants to build for wealthy people.” This was the straight shooting comment made by First as he addressed the recent Annual Meeting of…
League of Women Voters focuses on turnout (News Clips) 6/13/2014 Brittany Sowacke/Staff Photographer Tamara Allen of Arlington times the debate between Deirdre McNab (right at the head table) and Elizabeth…
Stalled Voting Rights Act amendment leaves voters vulnerable, critics say (News Clips) 6/12/2014 ...Hill to ask every GOP member of the House to put his or her weight behind scheduling a hearing. “This is the most important thing in making our…
League of Women Voters Powers the Vote for 2014 Elections (Press Release) 6/10/2014 Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Voting and Election Experts, NPR’s Wade Goodwyn Address Delegates WASHINGTON, DC – The League of Women…
Money in Politics: Developing a Common Understanding of the Issues (Article) 5/27/2014 A Primer for Engagement of League Members and Fellow Citizens - 2014 The League of Women Voters has been an active participant in CFR for over…
California League Wins Fight against Dark Money in California (Blog) 5/27/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Chris Carson, campaign finance program director, League of Women Voters of California On May 14…