Colorado Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Voter Intimidation (Press Release) 3/9/2022 Denver & Washington, DC — Today, the League of Women Voters of Colorado and other civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against…
League of Women Voters says Alabama bill would suppress voter outreach efforts (News Clips) 3/8/2022 This story was originally published in AL.com. The League of Women Voters of Alabama, Black Voters Matter, Greater Birmingham Ministries and…
How the US Has Shifted Away from Pro-Voter Legislation (Blog) 3/7/2022 Written by Betsy Lawson, formerly a senior lobbyist at LWVUS Many of the League of Women Voters’ legislative campaigns take years to pass Congress.…, Shelby v. Holder and the Growing Threat of Anti-Voter Laws Yet seven years later, everything changed when the Supreme Court delivered a harsh…
LWVUS joins partners asking OMB to revise standards for federal data on race and ethnicity (Legal Document) 3/4/2022 LWVUS joined partners on a letter asking the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget to move forward with revising the standards for…
League of Women Voters Responds to President Biden’s State of the Union Address (Press Release) 3/2/2022 WASHINGTON—Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following President Biden’s…
Baltimore Co. Ordered to Resubmit Redistricting Plan In Compliance With VRA (News Clips) 3/1/2022 This story was originally published by the Public News Service. A federal judge has ordered the Baltimore County Council to scrap…
NEW JERSEY MONITOR: Texans go to the polls under sweeping new voting restrictions (News Clips) 2/28/2022 This story was originally published in the New Jersey Monitor. HOUSTON — With less than two days until Texas’ primary election, Cedric and…
League of Women Voters Applauds Historic Nomination of First Black Woman Jurist to Supreme Court (Press Release) 2/25/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States Board President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the…
League Outlines Priorities for State of the Union (Legal Document) 2/24/2022 The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union. The issues…
League Of Women Voters Partners With Lyft To Get Out The Vote In 2022 (Press Release) 2/23/2022 WASHINGTON— The League of Women Voters and Lyft today announced a partnership to provide access to transportation to the polls on Election Day.…