League of Women Voters plant 19th Amendment garden at courthouse (News Clips) 9/25/2022 This story was originally published in The Herald-Dispatch. Members of the League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area recently established a…
LWVUS Joins Public Statement of Concerns Related to the Impact of Police Funding Bills in the Wake of Dobbs (Legal Document) 9/21/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a public statement urging Congress not to enact laws that expand federal resources for…
California's eligible voters need protections to ensure they can cast ballots (News Clips) 9/20/2022 This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. By: Dora Jones, deputy director of the League of Women Voters of California. Brittany…
LWVUS Urges the Senate to Pass the Respect for Marriage Act (Legal Document) 9/20/2022 The League signed onto a letter calling on the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure that all federal benefits are…
Voter registration organizations say new laws create legal jeopardy (News Clips) 9/19/2022 This story was originally published in Votebeat. National Voter Registration Day is on Tuesday. Finally, a chance to write about something…
Second Lawsuit Filed: Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters Sue State of Missouri, John Ashcroft over New Voter ID Restrictions (Press Release) 8/24/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition filed a lawsuit against the…
DC Reproductive Rights Depend on Statehood (Blog) 8/18/2022 This blog was written by Anne Anderson and Kathy Chiron of the LWV of DC. In August 2022, Kansans came out in droves to reject a proposed amendment…, Abortion Justice in DC In fact, Congress recently passed a budget bill that prevents DC from using locally raised taxes to help low-income…
Settlement Finalized in Wisconsin Voter Purge Lawsuit (Press Release) 8/17/2022 MADISON — On August 17, 2022, a settlement was finalized in federal court in Wisconsin to reinstate more than 31,000 registered voters who were…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's Female Democracy Icons? (Blog) 8/16/2022 You may consider yourself a history buff, but how well do you know the women who shaped our democracy? Test your knowledge and learn a thing or two…, Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to state Senate, served in the state of... a. California b. Texas c. New York d. Idaho Suffragist…, In addition to being the first Latina in Congress, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was also the first Republican to support... a. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay…
LWVUS Urges USAID and the State Department to Demonstrate Their Commitment to Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice (Legal Document) 8/10/2022 The League signed onto a letter urging the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Department of State to take…