LWV Celebrates the Advancement for D.C. Statehood (Press Release) 6/26/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement following the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H.R.…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Pass H.R. 51 and Support DC Statehood (Legal Document) 6/25/2020 The League joined coalition partners calling for passage of H.R.51, the Washington DC Admission Act. This legislation passed the U.S. House on June…
HBCU Alumni Alliance To Host July 4th Virtual “Fire Up the Vote” Cookout (Press Release) 6/22/2020 Musical talent, League of Women Voters to share tips for empowering voters to participate Atlanta, GA — The National Historically Black…
League calls for Congressional Leadership to expand D.C. Rights and Statehood (Legal Document) 6/18/2020 Earlier this week, LWVUS signed onto a letter addressing Congressional leadership on the deployment of federal troops to the District of Columbia…
New York Times: Covid-19 Changed How We Vote. It Could Also Change Who Votes. (News Clips) 6/14/2020 This article was originally published by the New York Times. WASHINGTON — In a normal election year, volunteers from the Columbus, Ohio, chapter of…
REUTERS: Georgia's election mess offers a stark warning for November (News Clips) 6/10/2020 This story was originally published by Reuters. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgia’s tumultuous primary elections on Tuesday offer a grim…
COVID-19, the Census, and Redistricting (Blog) 5/27/2020 COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the way that the Census conducts operations. Because of this impact, the U.S. Census Bureau has been forced to…
LWV of North Carolina Challenges Burdensome Requirements to Register and Vote in November (Press Release) 5/26/2020 Reasonable accommodations must be made to support voters during the COVID-19 pandemic A link to the complaint can be found here. …
LWV of Louisiana Challenges State’s Election Plan to Better Serve Voters during COVID-19 (Press Release) 5/20/2020 Read a copy of the complaint here. BATON ROUGE—Yesterday, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s…