LWV issues vote recommendation to protect immigrant rights in COVID stimulus talks (Legal Document) 2/4/2021 During last week’s Senate vote-a-rama, the League issued a rare vote recommendation to Senators urging them to protect immigrant and mixed-status…
The League endorses the Dream Act (Legal Document) 2/4/2021 LWV sent a letter to Dream Act sponsor Senator Durbin offering our support and endorsement of the Dream Act, re-introduced last week. …
LWV Statement on Immigration Executive Orders (Press Release) 2/2/2021 Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration…
LWV calls on Biden administration to stop stripping Americans of their citizenship (Legal Document) 1/14/2021 LWV joined Muslim Advocates’ coalition in urging the new Biden Administration to stop the Trump denaturalization regime. Once a last…
People Powered Fair Maps (Article) 1/13/2021 People Powered Fair Maps™ is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide in all…, , Why This Matters Once drawn, our maps determine how we're represented in the government for the next ten years. This means all state and local…, Focus Areas Civic Engagement & Education GOAL: Deepen U.S. residents’ education…, Independent Redistricting Commissions GOAL: Support Implementation of Independent Redistricting…, State Constitutional Options GOAL: Monitor changes and protect free/fair clauses in 15 state…, State Legislative Fixes GOAL: Pass, protect, and lobby for state laws that create or further a fair…, Federal Legislative Fixes GOAL: Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, implementing fair…, Impact by the Numbers, Partners Across the county, Leagues are engaging with a number of partner organizations in support of People Powered Fair Maps™. As of November 2020…, Events Previously Held People Powered Day of Action Racism and Redistricting: How Unfair Maps Impact Communities of Color Blogs Fair Maps…
LWV calls on President-elect Biden to Reverse Harmful Immigration Executive Orders on Day 1 (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 President-elect Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 December 18, 2020 Dear President-…
League Joins Principles for Immigrant COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 Dr. Robert R. Redfield Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329 AND Dr. David…
The Post and Courier: Commentary: How ‘safe’ SC Election Districts Turn Voters invisible (News Clips) 12/13/2020 This story was originally published by the Post Courier. Redistricting, the process of drawing legislative districts to conform to the 2020 census,…
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.…
League Affirms Support for the For the People Act in 117th Congress (Legal Document) 11/23/2020 LWVUS sent a letter to Senate and House leadership outlining our continued support for the legislation commonly referred to as HR1 or the For the…, November 23, 2020 To: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate From: Virginia Kase, Chief…