LWV Commends US House Passage of DC Statehood (Press Release) 4/22/2021 DC statehood is not a partisan issue but a civil rights issue which cannot be separated from the fight for racial justice.
Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, Tribal and Local Governments Secure Broad Resolution in Census Lawsuit (Press Release) 4/22/2021 Stipulated dismissal guarantees Census Bureau will not release rushed apportionment numbers, will not provide states with data to exclude noncitizens from redistricting, and will continue to provide…
We Must Grant Statehood for the People of D.C. (Blog) 4/16/2021 Without statehood, D.C. residents aren’t full citizens. We deserve to join the Union as a state whose 712,000+ people live, work, play, and taxes like everyone else.
League calls for the passage of S1 (For the People Act) in the Senate (Legal Document) 4/15/2021 The For the People Act passed the House in March, and now it's time for this comprehensive democracy legislation to pass in the Senate.
Demonstrating Our Impact: LWV’s Semi-Annual Survey Project (Blog) 4/9/2021 In 2019, I joined the League of Women Voters to help build culture of evaluation focused on outcomes of our work. To this end, during the Fall of 2020, we launched the Semi-Annual Survey Project.…
Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps Because I'm Against Prison Gerrymandering (Blog) 4/9/2021 Prison gerrymandering is the practice of counting people based on where they're confined rather than where they're from. This inflates representation in areas where prisons are built and dilutes the…
Voting Rights Groups Sue To Stop Voter Suppression Bill in Georgia (Press Release) 3/29/2021 LWV of Georgia, along with partners, filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia to prevent enforcement of SB 202, an omnibus voter suppression bill signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp last week.
Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act" (Press Release) 3/24/2021 The For the People Act is the democracy reform bill the American people want and deserve.
LWVUS and LWVGA Condemn Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Press Release) 3/18/2021 The League of Women Voters grieves the murders of the eight individuals who were killed on Tuesday, March 16th, and the countless other AAPI lives that have been tragically taken as a…
LWV Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/17/2021 Senators must come together to protect voters and defend democracy