On the 97th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we are STILL Fighting for Equal Voting Rights (Blog) 8/18/2017 On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting American women the right to vote. Ninety-seven years later, however, we are still…
League Sends Letter to President Trump Regarding Census Bureau Director (Legal Document) 7/18/2017 The League joined 168 national, state and local organizations in urging the President to nominate a highly qualified and widely respected professional to serve as the next Director of the U.S. Census…
The Birth of the Namesake of Gerrymandering (Blog) 7/14/2017 This July 17th, a day that usually goes unnoticed by many, is the birthday of a man who vastly impacted the American electoral system.
League Statement on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 6/19/2017 LWV Optimistic As Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Extreme Gerrymandering Case
League Volunteers Registered Tens of Thousands of New Citizens to Vote in 2016 (Blog) 12/14/2016 Each year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants complete the naturalization application process and take part in swearing-in ceremonies—also known as naturalization ceremonies—in cities and counties
League Joins Amicus in McCrory v. Harris (Article) 10/24/2016 The League joined an amicus in the case of McCrory v. Harris. The case will be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 5, 2016.
WJLA Good Morning Washington: Registering to VOTE 2016 & getting to the polls with the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 10/12/2016 WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 as an outgrowth of the movement that secured women the
Leagues to Host 400 Voter Registration Events Tuesday, 9/27 (Press Release) 9/26/2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2016
Our Open Letter to the Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate Moderators (Article) 9/21/2016 Keep Voters at the Forefront of Debates To: Anderson Cooper, Lester Holt, Elaine Quijano, Martha Raddatz and Chris Wallace From…
League Joins Amicus in Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections (Article) 9/13/2016 Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections is scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during the current term and covers the topic of racial gerrymandering in Virginia.