How Voter ID Laws Disproportionately Impact Women – And What We’re Doing About It (Blog) 1/2/2014 Photo voter ID laws, which are increasingly being rolled out across the country, are particularly costly and burdensome for women.
Working to Protect the Vote – Looking Towards Election Reforms in 2014 (Blog) 12/19/2013 In 2014, we hope to build upon our recent victories protecting the right to vote and focus on proactive election reforms, while also continuing to battle back against attacks on voting rights at the…
UPDATE: Leagues Allowed to Intervene in Proof-of-Citizenship, Voter Registration Case (Blog) 12/18/2013 The League is able to participate fully in the case between the states of Kansas and Arizona and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on documentary proof-of-citizenship on voter registration…
Our #GivingTuesday Successes – Thanks to You (Blog) 12/12/2013 We did it! Thanks to supporters like you, our participation in last week’s nationwide day of giving - #GivingTuesday - was a huge success!
2013 – A Watershed Year for Voting Rights (Blog) 12/12/2013 It's possible that when we look back at 2013, we'll see it as a watershed year - the year America realized we need to expand access to the polls, not create new barriers to voting.
The Johnson County, Kansas, League Stands Up For Carbon Emission Standards (Blog) 12/5/2013 A guest blog post from the League of Women Voters of Johnson County, KS on their testimony to the Environmental Protection Agency on carbon pollution from existing power plants.
#GivingTuesday Snapshot: The League’s Work on Immigration Reform and Gun Control (Blog) 11/26/2013 What the League has done to lead efforts on comprehensive immigration reform and gun control legislation.
We're Thankful For You (Blog) 11/25/2013 We’re thankful for our members and supporters who work tirelessly to advocate for free, fair and accessible elections by registering voters, holding candidate debates and forums, fighting back…
Leagues File Suit to Protect Voters in Proof-of-Citizenship Case (Blog) 11/22/2013 The League of Women Voters has challenged requirements that voters provide documentary proof-of-citizenship with their voter registration application forms in Kansas and Arizona.
NC Governor: Slashing Early Voting “Compacts the Calendar;" We Call It Voter Suppression (Blog) 11/21/2013 North Carolina Gov. McCrory alleged that slashing early voting was just a way of “compacting the calendar,” but the League believes that cutting early voting is clear and simple voter suppression.