Right to Vote Under Attack (Press Release) 5/16/2012 Washington, DC (May 17, 2012) – The League of Women Voters supports the goals of the new Voter Empowerment Act introduced today in the U.S.…
UNDERFUNDED JUDICIAL SYSTEM HANDICAPS DEMOCRACY (Press Release) 5/1/2012 Washington, DC (May 1, 2012) – The League of Women Voters today raised serious concerns about the funding crisis that faces our nation’s judicial…
APPEALS COURT RULES PROOF-OF-CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT VIOLATES NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (NVRA) (Press Release) 4/17/2012 Washington, DC (April 17, 2012) – The following is a statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, national President of the League of Women Voters: “Today’s 9-…
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S GREENHOUSE GAS RULE IS A MAJOR STEP IN CONTROLLING CLIMATE CHANGE (Press Release) 4/13/2012 Washington, DC (April 13, 2012) – The League of Women Voters today praised the Administration’s proposed greenhouse gas rule for new power…
League Praises Decision to Continue to Put People Before Polluters (Press Release) 3/27/2012 Washington, DC (March 27, 2012) – League of Women Voters national President, Elisabeth MacNamara issued the following statement regarding the Obama…
LWV of South Carolina Urges Court to Reject Restrictive Voter ID Law (Press Release) 3/27/2012 Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2012) – The League of Women Voters of South Carolina urged a federal district court to reject the state’s restrictive…
LWV of Texas and Partners Seek to Block Texas' Discriminatory Photo ID Law (Press Release) 3/23/2012 LWV-TX, ACLU and ACLU of Texas, Advancement Project, Texas Legislative Black Caucus and Civil Rights Activists Seek to Block Texas’ Discriminatory…
League Applauds DOJ and Court Actions Protecting Voter Rights in Texas and Wisconsin (Press Release) 3/13/2012 Washington, DC (March 13, 2012) - “After many months of assault on voting rights in states around the country, the League of Women Voters (LWV) lauds…
League, Watchdog Groups Ask Presidential Candidates to Reveal More Bundler Information (Press Release) 3/13/2012 WASHINGTON (March 13, 2012) -- Nine government watchdog organizations today asked Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron…
League of Women Voters to Serve as U.S. NGO Partner in G-8 BMENA Initiative (Press Release) 3/7/2012 9th Forum for the Future for North Africa, Levant, and Gulf Countries (BMENA) League of Women Voters Will Serve as U.S. NGO Partner in Initiative…