LWV Fairfax Thanks Fairfax City Election Heroes (News Clips) 4/12/2022 The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Visits the Fairfax City Office of Elections to Thank Election Officials
Being an Election Worker: 101 (Blog) 4/11/2022 There are many different roles election workers can play, from ensuring that polling places are accessible for those with disabilities to counting ballots to running a polling site. To learn more,…
3 Cases of Redistricting Reform: 2018 vs. Today (Blog) 4/5/2022 In November of 2018, voters passed ballot initiatives in three states to curb gerrymandering by reforming the redistricting process. Four years later, as redistricting battles once again sweep the…
Racial Gerrymandering and the 2021-2022 Redistricting Process (Blog) 3/31/2022 The 2021 redistricting cycle was the first one without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act. Without federal oversight, many states and local municipalities have used this advantage to…
Houston woman shares inspiring story on how she became a voting rights advocate (News Clips) 3/31/2022 One Houston woman has made it her life's mission to fight for voting rights and she is currently the president of the local chapter of The League of Women Voters. “Voting rights is a passionate…
Government watchdog groups push for ethics reform in New York’s state budget (News Clips) 3/30/2022 Government watchdog groups are making a push to include ethics reform in the state budget. Governor Kathy Hochul promised to overhaul the state’s troubled ethics oversight commission, but so far, the…
Women Creating Their Own Histories: Staff Spotlight (Blog) 3/29/2022 The League is fortunate enough to have been a part of women's political power for over 100 years, from the days of the suffragists to the first female Vice President. Our female staff reflects on…
The Woman Who Argued 'Rucho v. Common Cause' Looks Back (Blog) 3/25/2022 March 26th marks the anniversary of the landmark Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina (also known as Rucho v. Common Cause) Supreme Court oral arguments. The Supreme Court's ultimate…
LWV Urges US House to cosponsor H.Res. 891, affirming the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the US Constitution (Legal Document) 3/21/2022 LWVUS sent a memo to the US House asking them to cosponsor H.Res. 891, a resolution to affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Ohio voter advocate dies at 90, uses obit to get out vote (News Clips) 3/16/2022 Services were held Wednesday for long-time Ohio voting rights advocate Margaret “Peg” Rosenfield, who died the day her last letter to the editor ran in the local newspaper. She was 90.