Groups Demand FEC Require Online Political Ad Transparency (Blog) 11/9/2017 Every American has the right to know who is paying for online political ads, whether it is organizations with ties to foreign governments or wealthy special interests at home.
League Joins Amicus Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (Legal Document) 11/9/2017 The League joined the National Women's Law Center and other organizations by signing an amicus brief in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
Philadelphia Inquirer: In case that could affect 2018 elections, gerrymandering suit can proceed, Pa. high court rules (News Clips) 11/9/2017 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the Commonwealth Court to decide a gerrymandering lawsuit by the end of the year.
The Union Edge (Radio): Local Elections, Voting Rights, and Gerrymandering (News Clips) 11/7/2017 Jeanette Senecal, the League of Women Voters Senior Director of Elections, talks to The Union Edge about the impact of local elections, voting rights, and gerrymandering.
League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The Act provides an important roadmap for solving the vital issues facing our political system and serves as a vehicle to help renew Americans’ faith that the problems facing our democracy can be…
League Expresses Concerns Over Healthcare.gov Outages (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The League joined a letter sent to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding scheduled outages of healthcare.gov during the shortened 2017 open enrollment period.
League Supports Honest Ads Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The League joined 27 reform groups calling on Senators to support and cosponsor the legislation.
Kansas City Star: Supreme Court to decide when state voter purges cross the line (News Clips) 10/23/2017 We're looking at millions of voters being unable to vote and it’s going to potentially change the outcome of elections in states across the country.
LWV v. Rucho: NC's Historic Opportunity to End Gerrymandering (Blog) 10/20/2017 The case of League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. Rucho challenges North Carolina’s 2016 congressional redistricting plan, arguing the plan violates the First and Fourteenth…
UCLA Extension (Podcast): The Trump Presidency: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown (News Clips) 10/19/2017 League President Chris Carson talks to audiences from UCLA's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) on ethical and government reform issues relating to the Trump Presidency.