Protecting Voters, Restoring Democracy (Blog) 7/28/2014 Editorial Note: This blog post was written by the League's summer interns, Lily Klein-Evans, Claudia Maisch and Hana Migliorato Earlier this month,…
Why I Helped Register Young Voters (Blog) 7/25/2014 The 2012 election was the first major election in which I could vote. I had turned 19, and I was in my third month as a freshman at Tufts University…
How the League Helps Ensure Voting Access for Americans with Disabilities (Blog) 7/25/2014 This weekend marks 24 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights law that prohibits…
How My Parents Inspired Me to Vote (Blog) 7/24/2014 I learned about the importance of voting from my parents. Immigrants from Peru, my parents never fail to vote in the elections for their home country…
Leagues and Redistricting Reform: Creating Representative Districts (Blog) 7/18/2014 Late last week, a Florida Circuit Court threw out the Congressional maps in Florida, drawn by the state legislature and adopted in 2012. The judge…
Visiting the Hill – Keeping the Pressure On to Pass the Voting Rights Amendment Act (Blog) 7/17/2014 This week, the League attended a special meeting on Capitol Hill conducted by Senators Mark Begich and Harry Reid concerning voting rights. We were…
Celebrating 166 Years Since Seneca Falls (Blog) 7/17/2014 This week marks the 166th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, held July 19-20, 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. The 300-person gathering…
Making Voting as Easy as 1-2-3 in Ohio & Beyond! (Blog) 7/11/2014 Great news: A federal court recently ruled to make it easier to vote in Ohio! And it gets better – the League of Women Voters of Ohio (LWVOH) is…
School’s Out. Have You Registered to Vote? (Blog) 7/9/2014 This spring, approximately 40 volunteer League of Women Voters teams in 14 states participated in our 2014 High School and Community College Voter…
Celebrate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)! (Blog) 7/3/2014 This Independence Day marks 48 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into law. FOIA grants any person the right to…