VOTE411: Information you need to get out and vote (News Clips) 9/26/2022 This story originally aired on WANE's Living Local 15. The League of Women Voters speaks with Living Local 15 host Jessica Williams about the…
LWVUS Joins Public Statement of Concerns Related to the Impact of Police Funding Bills in the Wake of Dobbs (Legal Document) 9/21/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a public statement urging Congress not to enact laws that expand federal resources for…
TikToks to Get Out the Vote (Blog) 9/20/2022 There are a million ways to get-out-the-vote (GOTV), and when it comes to reaching new voters, one of the best methods is via the incredibly popular…, @lwvus Morning routine: Make a voting plan on VOTE411 for primary elections ✔️ #VOTE411 #VoteReady #PrimaryElection ♬ original sound - League of…, Show your loved ones how easy it is to get informed using our free, nonpartisan voting resource, VOTE411. At VOTE411, you can: Register to…, @lwvus This is your friendly reminder to register to vote! 🗳✅ #VoteReady #RegisterToVote #midterms2022 ♬ original sound - AnxietyGangOfficial , We love this playful reminder that voter registration is a big deal (and the lack of it is a dealbreaker). All areas of our lives are impacted by…, @lwvus #VoteReady with #VOTE411 ♬ original sound - They Call Me Locksmith , This video keeps it simple: your vote is your voice! We'd love to see you create a similar video with your friends. On that note... Create Your Own…
DC Reproductive Rights Depend on Statehood (Blog) 8/18/2022 This blog was written by Anne Anderson and Kathy Chiron of the LWV of DC. In August 2022, Kansans came out in droves to reject a proposed amendment…, Abortion Justice in DC In fact, Congress recently passed a budget bill that prevents DC from using locally raised taxes to help low-income…
LWVUS Urges USAID and the State Department to Demonstrate Their Commitment to Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice (Legal Document) 8/10/2022 The League signed onto a letter urging the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Department of State to take…
Women's Inequality Day (Article) 8/1/2022 August 26, otherwise known as Women's Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th amendment, which granted some women the…, @lwvus August may be coming to an end, but the fight for women’s equality does not. #WID23 ♬ original sound - League of Women Voters , Throughout the month, 5.1k people sent letters to Congress demanding they take a stand for equality. Our CEO, Virginia Kase Solomón, discussed the…, Our Ad 35 women-run organizations in the equal and voting rights movements joined us in publishing a full-page ad in the Washington Post to…, Past Partners We're proud to have partnered with a diverse coalition of women-led organizations to promote Women's Inequality Day. Below are just a…, …
What You Need to Know About Kansas's Vote on Abortion Rights (Blog) 7/25/2022 This blog was written by Jacqueline Lightcap and Martha Pint, co-presidents of the League of Women Voters of Kansas. On Aug. 2, 2022, Kansas…, While the amendment itself is concerning enough — taking away a constitutional right is always serious business — placing it on the ballot in the…
Explaining SCOTUS's Abortion Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (Blog) 7/22/2022 On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning the…, What exactly does this mean? According to the Dobbs decision, relevant sources for gauging whether abortion is deeply rooted in history include:…, First, Justice Alito argued that the fact that early-stage abortion was not criminalized in early 1800s America does not mean that society felt women…, While Justice Alito argued that these rights are not affected by Dobbs, under the Dobbs logic, they are unlikely to be protected by the Constitution…, Yet the most important attribute shared by these opinions is the dangerous and oppressive effect they will have on countless people in this country…
President Biden Signs Executive Order on Reproductive Health (Press Release) 7/8/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following…
Kansas abortion rights advocates and Democrats work to boost voter turnout (News Clips) 7/7/2022 This article was originally published in the Hastings Tribune. Kansas advocacy groups and Democrats are working to broaden outreach to unaffiliated…