LWV Applauds House Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release) 9/19/2023 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the House…
How new state and local efforts are trying to register more people to vote (News Clips) 9/19/2023 This segment originally aired on PBS NewsHour. Organizers on Tuesday took part in National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday to encourage and…
League of Women Voters works to bring out the vote (News Clips) 9/18/2023 This story was originally published by The Meridian Star. September is national Voter Registration Month, and the east central Mississippi chapter…
Local organizations launch social media challenge to encourage voter participation (News Clips) 9/14/2023 This story originally aired as a segment on FOX10. Watch the clip below. Transcript
League of Women Voters of New York ring in U.S. Constitution (News Clips) 9/12/2023 This story aired as a segment on WABC. To commemorate "U.S. Constitution Day," the League of Women Voters of New York is passing out free copies of…
Voting Rights Heroes in the Disability Community (Blog) 9/12/2023 Happy Disability Voting Rights Week! Per the American Association of People with Disabilities, there are currently 38 million people with…, Rosa May Billinghurst Born in Lewisham, England, in 1875, Billinghurst contracted polio during childhood, which led her to use a tricycle…, Fannie Lou Hamer Civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917 in Mississippi. While she’s one of the more known figures in the civil…, Barbara Jordan Born in Houston in 1936, Jordan overcame segregation and poverty to become the third Black attorney to practice law in Texas.…, Jordan also supported the Equal Rights Amendment and other bills and resolutions dedicated to improving the lives of historically disenfranchised…, What Can You Do to Fight Ableism in Voting? There are things you can do to promote accessibility and fight ableism at the polls: It…
LWVUS Joins Comments on Nondiscrimination Protections in HHS Grant-Funded Services (Legal Document) 9/11/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States signed onto comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding its…
Federal Trial Against Texas’ Anti-Voter Law S.B. 1 Begins (Press Release) 9/11/2023 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - A federal judge will hear arguments starting today in a consolidated trial against Texas’ controversial anti-voter law…
Voting advocacy group ready to promote registration of youthful voters (News Clips) 9/8/2023 This story was originally published by the Chico Enterprise-Record. Organizing and activating eligible voters has always been one of the goals of…