Where is the For the People Act Now? (Blog) 7/27/2021 On June 23, the Senate was unable to get past the 60-vote threshold needed to begin debate and consideration of the For the People Act. Since the…
Seventh Circuit Upholds Ruling Against Indiana’s Faulty Voter Roll Purges (Press Release) 7/20/2021 Indiana’s purge law lacks safeguards to prevent removal of eligible voters INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Yesterday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled…
League of Women Voters of Georgia submits written statement to GA field hearing (Legal Document) 7/17/2021 The Senate committee on Rules and Administration held a field hearing in Atlanta, GA titled Protecting the Freedom to Vote: Recent Changes…
League of Women Voters Urges White House to Take Urgent Action to Protect Voting Rights (Press Release) 7/13/2021 WASHINGTON - Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following President Biden…
League of Women Voters Launches ‘Women Power Democracy’ (Press Release) 7/8/2021 New programming focus will cover countering mis- and disinformation, increasing election participation, advancing voter access, and reforming…
CNN: New Hampshire Supreme Court strikes down 2017 law requiring proof of residence to vote (News Clips) 7/2/2021 This story was originally published by CNN. The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday voted in a 4-0 decision that a 2017 state law…
Supreme Court Declines to Protect Voting Rights for Minorities (Press Release) 7/1/2021 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the Supreme…
League Opposes Anti-Home-Rule Riders on the Fiscal Year 2022 D.C. Appropriations Bill (Legal Document) 6/29/2021 The League joined DC Vote in asking the House and Senate appropriations committees to oppose amendments to the District of Columbia FY 2022…
League Submits Statement to US Senate in Support of DC Statehood (Legal Document) 6/22/2021 The League of Women Voters sent a statement for the record to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in advance of their…, Statement for Virginia Kase Solomon, Chief Executive Officer League of Women Voters of the United States U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland…