Voting Rights Legislation Showdown in the US Senate (Blog) 1/18/2022 The United States Senate has canceled its January recess to bring Senators back to Washington to debate and vote on voting rights legislation. This…
3 Takeaways from the Biden Administration's Speech on Voting Rights (Blog) 1/11/2022 Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris responded to a year of advocacy, including thousands of letters to members of Congress, hundreds of…
LWV's Achievements in 2021 (Blog) 12/17/2021 Happy Holidays! As I sit back and reflect on the year we’ve had, I’m blown away by everything we’ve been through…, One problem: fair maps are often threatened by racial and/or political gerrymandering, which occurs when politicians draw maps that dilute the power…, Our work didn’t end with the People Powered Day of Action. Throughout 2021, an estimated 180,000+ people participated in our…, Yet as more than 400 anti-voter bills hit legislatures across the country, the Biden administration failed to step up to promote federal…
The League Tells the White House: No More Excuses, Voting Rights NOW! (Blog) 12/14/2021 Right now, our country can advance and protect our right to vote by passing the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act,…, That’s as it should be. Our elected officials work for us and it is important both we and they remember that. The Biden administration also received…
How Gun Laws Impact Election Safety (Blog) 11/18/2021 On November 3rd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen, …
What is Happening with the Freedom to Vote Act? (Blog) 10/27/2021 Over the last few months, Senate leadership drafted a voting rights and democracy reform package to appeal to a broader range of senators. Out of…, The American people want and deserve the reforms in the FTVA. Seven out of ten Americans support the provisions in this bill. Elections in…
How Texas Advocates Mitigated the Attack on Voting Rights (Blog) 9/9/2021 This blog was written by Susan Schultz of the LWV of Texas. In early September 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1) into law.…, SB1: A Deeply Flawed Improvement on Prior Bills While SB1 still restricts voting rights and violates Americans’ freedom to vote, the worst…
Premiere: 2021 VOTE411 PSAs! (Blog) 9/7/2021 With midterms around the corner, we know it’s essential to engage every American in the democratic process. That’s why we created VOTE411. No…, (Voter) Knowledge is Power Every person deserves to have crucial election information like candidate guides, registration how-to's, and voting…, The right to vote is essential because it allows us to speak on the issues that matter the most in our everyday lives: health care, the environment,…, Check out our full collection and share them with friends and family so they can make their voices heard!
Brnovich: A Significant Blow to Our Freedom to Vote (Blog) 9/2/2021 On July 1, in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to the freedom to vote. The decision held that…, Brnovich sets a dangerous precedent for future voting rights cases. Since the Court's majority did not find any discriminatory intent in Arizona’s…
The Fight for Voting Rights: Then and Now (Blog) 8/5/2021 This blog was updated in June 2023. The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was a…, One example was in 1917 in Buchanan v. Warley, where the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Kentucky law enforcing residential segregation. The Court…, The Court ruled against our interests. On June 25, 2013, the Court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that Section 4(b) was unconstitutional because the formula…