Advice from the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 6/6/2023 This conversation originally aired on La Voz with Mariel Fiori. Advice from the League of Women Voters Good Tuesday friends! Today on La Voz with…
Ohio's fight over State Issue 1 just one part of a larger national battle over ballot issues (News Clips) 6/5/2023 This story was originally published by cleveland.com. Ohio is teed up for a political fight over ballot initiatives this summer, after Republican…
Voting Rights Groups File Litigation to Protect Voting Rights of Mississippians with Disabilities (Press Release) 5/31/2023 JACKSON, Miss. — Today the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS), and three Mississippi voters filed a federal…
Neptune Women leads effort to help formerly incarcerated register to vote (News Clips) 5/29/2023 This story was originally published in TAPinto Asbury Park. Annette Scott of Neptune is on a mission to help the formerly incarcerated understand…
Voting Local Matters: Why Vote for School Board? (Blog) 5/25/2023 You may have heard that voting for local elected officials matters, but why is that? What does it mean to vote for positions like mayor, city council…, Each school board has different responsibilities, but these are most common: Establishing the Vision for the School District: The school…, Increased attention on schools has prompted more people to run for school board to have a say in their school district's direction. Last year, one…
League of Women Voters of Florida Sues State For Restricting and Penalizing Voter Engagement Efforts (Press Release) 5/24/2023 Tallahassee, FL — Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida, represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), sued Florida Attorney General Ashley…
Letter: North Dakota Legislative session increases election transparency (News Clips) 5/24/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in The Bismarck Tribune. The League of Women Voters of North Dakota’s top priority this…
What's So Bad About Voter ID Laws? (Blog) 5/23/2023 Voter ID laws have long been debated in the United States. While supporters argue that voter photo ID laws are necessary to prevent voter fraud and…, Voter Photo ID Laws Won’t Prevent Voter Fraud For many decades, politicians across the country have sounded the alarm about the purported risk…, Voter fraud is so extremely rare. Out of 250,000,000 votes cast by mail in 2020, there were 193 criminal convictions. By those numbers, a person is…, Restrictive voting measures are designed to maintain the power structures that benefit those in control — largely white legislators — and their…, LWV’s Stance on Voter Photo ID Laws The League of Women Voters supports free, fair, and accessible elections for all eligible Americans, and…