Celebrating Black Women Who Helped Pave the Way for More Black Women in Politics (Blog) 2/25/2021 Last month’s historic inauguration of the first Black, South Asian, and female vice president of the United States is a milestone in American history…
Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times (Blog) 2/10/2021 The League of Women Voters of the United States is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any…
Historic Turnout in 2020 Shows Why America Needs the For the People Act (Blog) 2/2/2021 American democracy faced one of its greatest challenges in 2020 but also saw one of its most historic triumphs. As the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the…
League of Women Voters Joins Voting Rights Supreme Court Case (Press Release) 1/21/2021 Arizona voting restrictions affecting minority voters violate the Voting Rights Act Read the League of Women Voters of the United…
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Give Us the Ballot! (Blog) 1/18/2021 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, with a transformative vision for…
KQED: After Historic Election, California Legislators Consider Keeping Voting Changes (News Clips) 1/14/2021 This story was originally published by KQED. California's 2020 election was marked by historic levels of voter participation amid rapid changes…
LWVUS Supports the Return of H.R. 1 in the 117th Congress (Press Release) 1/5/2021 The For the People Act will create a stronger democracy with fairer elections for all Americans WASHINGTON — Late Monday, the U.S. House of…
The Electoral College: What is it good for? (Blog) 12/11/2020 Breaking down the Electoral College — its Origins and IssuesThe Electoral College is often not a well-understood entity. For starters…, The three-fifths compromise allowed for three-fifths of slaves to be counted, which resulted in more representatives in the …, Another issue is that the Electoral College doesn't support a multi-party system, wherein there would be additional candidates from other parties (e.…
USA TODAY NETWORK: COVID-19 changed election rules in the South. Now activists see chance for reform (News Clips) 12/1/2020 This story was originally published by the USA Today Network. When it comes to voter access and ease of casting ballots, Southern states have long…
Giving Thanks to the People Behind Our Elections in 2020 (Blog) 11/24/2020 The 2020 election cycle was like nothing we saw before. Primaries disrupted by a global pandemic. Attacks on the U.S. Postal Service. Mis and…