LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release) 3/8/2021 This executive order will expand voter access, strengthen voter registration, and improve election information so that all eligible Americans can participate in our democracy.
LWV Applauds House Passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (Press Release) 3/4/2021 This bill provides the necessary first step towards fully addressing systemic constitutional violations by law enforcement officers, and we are pleased to see the…
Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times (Blog) 2/10/2021 More than 100 years ago, the League of Women Voters of the U.S. was founded to be a nonpartisan voice for American women who wanted free, fair, and open elections, above all else. The politics may…
LWV urges Biden to immediately shut down Dakota Access Pipeline (Legal Document) 2/8/2021 The League joined a letter lead by the Indigenous Environmental Network urging the President and Vice President to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) .
LWV Joins Lawsuit Supporting Student Plaintiffs’ Right to Civic Education (Press Release) 2/1/2021 LWVUS and LWV of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief in the case of Cook v. Raimondo, in which twelve student plaintiffs are suing the state of Rhode Island to demand a right to an education adequate…
LWV Statement on Climate Executive Orders (Press Release) 1/27/2021 The League of Women of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate Change.
LWV Statement on the Articles of Impeachment Sent to the U.S. Senate (Press Release) 1/25/2021 The Senate must serve as impartial jurors not tied to party lines, and convict him, ensuring that Donald Trump is banned from running for federal office again.
LWV urges President Biden to rescind Executive Order 13380 and cease the creation of a citizenship database (Legal Document) 1/20/2021 LWV joined other census and redistricting champions in calling for the recission of EO 13380, which mandated the Census Bureau creation of a block-level citizenship database.
In the Know: How Impeachment & the 25th Amendment Work (Blog) 1/14/2021 The Founders established a set of checks and balances to ensure the health and stability of our democracy, and that if impeachment or the 25th amendment is pursued that it is the best…
Reaching One Million Georgia Voters (Blog) 1/5/2021 Today, there is a critical runoff election in Georgia! Two US Senate seats that will determine control of the Senate and a Public Service Commissioner position are on the ballot.