League Sends Letter to Major Party Leadership on Claims of Voter Fraud (Legal Document) 8/31/2016 The League joined the Election Protection Coalition and its member groups on an open letter to the Democratic and Republican National Committees.
Debate Watching Kit (Article) 8/31/2016 Candidate debates have a long history in American Politics. Here's your toolkit for tuning in to a Presidential Debate.
Voting Rights Act Marks 51st Anniversary (Blog) 8/5/2016 August 6 marks the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Here at LWVUS, we are taking the day to celebrate our recent voting rights victories and recommit to our important work on voting…
League Files Amicus Brief in A. Phillip Randolph Inst. v. Husted (Article) 8/2/2016 The League joined Project Vote and Common Cause on a brief in the case of A. Phillip Randolf Inst. v. Husted in 6th Circuit Appeals Court.
Voters Won Today: League of Women Voters Prevails in Major Federal Voting Rights Case (Press Release) 7/29/2016 "Politicians have no business standing in the way of our right to vote."
League of Women Voters v. Newby Appeal Brief (Article) 7/20/2016 LWVUS and the state Leagues of Alabama, Georgia and Kansas filed a brief on appeal for LWV v. Newby. At stake is a pivotal decision which could affect voter registration access for tens of thousands…
Court Denies Motion for Preliminary Injunction in LWVUS v. EAC Executive Director Brian Newby (EAC) (Press Release) 6/29/2016 "We will appeal to protect the critical rights of voters in these three states, especially during this election year,” said Chris Carson, president of the League of Women Voters U.S.
TAKE ACTION: Repair the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 6/24/2016 June 25 marks the three-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). We’ve had three years of bad laws that make voting harder in states all…
League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release) 6/23/2016 League set agenda for the next biennium and elected unanimously Chris Carson of Burbank, California as the organization's 19th national president.
Reflections on the State of Women (Blog) 6/15/2016 I attended the United State of Women Summit hosted by the White House, which highlighted the White House’s initiatives on women and girls, was a star studded event with political heavy weights,…