League Registers Voters at More Than 260 Community Events (Press Release) 9/21/2015 National Voter Registration Day Provides Thousands with Entryway to Political Participation Washington, DC – – The League of Women Voters is proud…
Kansas League Testifies Against Harsh Voter Registration Rules (Blog) 9/14/2015 In the region of the country that saw the creation of the national League of Women Voters 95 years ago, the struggle to ensure the right to vote for…
League Urges IRS to Adopt New 501 (c)(4) Regulations (Article) 9/10/2015 September 9, 2015 John Koskinen Commissioner Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20224 Re: Standards for tax…
Meet the League: Jessica Jones (Blog) 8/28/2015 In honor of 95 years of Making Democracy Work®, LWVVUS staff members are sharing stories about their work with the League. Jessica Jones, Grassroots…
15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 8/24/2015 For all of 2015, we’ve been celebrating the 95th anniversary of the League of Women Voters. When Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League, she charged…
95 Years after the 19th Amendment – The Fight for Equality and Voting Rights Continue (Blog) 8/21/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Ninety-five years ago, after tireless work by generations of advocates, the…
California League Helps Restore Voting Rights to 60,000 Formerly Incarcerated People (Blog) 8/17/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Helen Hutchison, president of the League of Women Voters of California The League of Women…
League Statement on the Death of Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond (Press Release) 8/17/2015 Washington, DC - The following is a statement on the death of civil rights leader Julian Bond by Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of…
League of Women Voters of Oklahoma Helps Bring State into Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 8/13/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Sheila Swearingen, president of the League of Women Voters of Oklahoma At the end of July, the…
50 Years After the Voting Rights Act Became Law, It Needs to be Restored (Blog) 8/6/2015 Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law, calling the day ''a triumph for freedom." The VRA was…