League Urges U.S. House to Modernize and Repair the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 1/23/2014 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to act quickly on H.R. 3899, the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act of…
Presidential Commission on Election Administration Issues Solid Recommendations (Press Release) 1/22/2014 Presidential Commission on Election Administration Issues Solid Recommendations Professionalization of Election Workforce, Benchmark for Voter Wait…
Election Assistance Commission Rejects KS, AZ Request to Change National Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 1/18/2014 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION (EAC) REJECTS KANSAS, ARIZONA REQUEST TO CHANGE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM League Applauds EAC Decision…
Introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act in House Meaningful Step (Press Release) 1/16/2014 Introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act in House Meaningful Step League: “Balanced Bill Embodies Common Sense Approach to Protecting…
This is a Game Changer – The EPA Needs to Hear From You (Blog) 1/13/2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a groundbreaking new proposal, creating the first-ever federal carbon pollution standard for…
League Commends Administration's Latest Step Against Climate Change (Press Release) 1/8/2014 LEAGUE COMMENDS ADMINISTRATION’S LATEST STEP AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Washington, DC - Today the Obama Administration published a new proposal…
Working to Protect the Vote – Looking Towards Election Reforms in 2014 (Blog) 12/19/2013 Last week, I blogged about how 2013 has been one of the most active years related to voting rights this country has ever seen. While there were many…
2013 – A Watershed Year for Voting Rights (Blog) 12/12/2013 The League’s Public Advocacy for Voter Protection Project is now entering its’ eighth year of working to stop voter suppression and ensure voting is…
The Johnson County, Kansas, League Stands Up For Carbon Emission Standards (Blog) 12/5/2013 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog was written by Ellen Miller and Elaine Giessel, members of the Natural Resource Committee of the League of Women…
League of Women Voters Seeks to Intervene in Kobach v. EAC (Press Release) 11/21/2013 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS SEEKS TO INTERVENE IN KOBACH V. EAC Kansas, Arizona proof-of-citizenship requirements unnecessary and harmful Washington, DC…