League Urges Congress to Protect Voting Rights in COVID-19 Stimulus Package (Legal Document) 3/21/2020 The League joined the effort led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging Congress to include funding for voting rights in…
League Urges Adoption of Key Policies Around 2020 Elections Amid COVID-19 Threat (Legal Document) 3/18/2020 The League joined over 200 organizations supporting an effort led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging federal lawmakers and…
LWV Calls on States to Expand Absentee and Mail-in Voting (Press Release) 3/16/2020 Voters must be given extra assurances amid COVID-19 physical distancing measures WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of…
LWV Praises Ohio Recommendation to Postpone In-Person Voting Ahead of Primary Election (Press Release) 3/16/2020 COLUMBUS & WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Ohio issued the following joint…
League Comments on the National Environmental Policy Act (Legal Document) 3/11/2020 The League submitted a own comment letter urging the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to withdraw proposed changes to the National…
LWV Fights to Keep Missouri Clean (Blog) 3/10/2020 In 2018, voters in Missouri made it overwhelmingly clear that transparency, reforming campaign finance, and ending gerrymandering were important…
LWV Partners with Grammys Brunch to Promote Voting in 2020 (Press Release) 1/24/2020 LOS ANGELES & WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters Education Fund and Family Tree Entertainment are teaming up to promote voting at the…
The Voting Rights Act in Action (Blog) 1/13/2020 An in-depth look at how the Voting Rights Act has protected voters of color and language-minority voters—and why we need the Voting Rights…, In the Southeast corner of Utah lies San Juan County, which includes part of the Navajo Nation. Native Americans make up a slight majority of San…
2019 Roundup: Defending Democracy Through Litigation (Blog) 1/3/2020 With more Leagues engaging in litigation and an increased interest in the work we are doing, each year we track as many cases happening across the…
AP: Backers offer amendments to Nevada redistricting measure (News Clips) 12/22/2019 This story was originally published by the Associated Press. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Advocates for creating a non-partisan commission to redraw Nevada…