A Single June Primary (News Clips) 3/19/2014 We urge all New Yorkers to contact the governor, their state senators and Assembly members and have them vote for a single June primary.
Letter: New Bills Make it Harder for People to Vote (News Clips) 3/19/2014 The Manitowoc League of Women Voters, the state League and others have denounced Wisconsin’s current method of redistricting as a system that allows…
Locals Forming League of Women Voters Chapter (News Clips) 3/19/2014 EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series honoring local women who make a difference in their communities. This year’s Most Inspiring Women were…
Voting Rights Advocates Try to Put Oversight Back on the Map (News Clips) 3/5/2014 By Kara Brandeisky, ProPublica In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states and local governments with a history of discrimination no longer…
The League’s Work (News Clips) 2/27/2014 On February 14 ninety-four years ago, the League of Women Voters was founded by Carrie Chapman Catt with the goal to secure the right to vote for…
Voting Rights Advocates Call on Georgia Legislature to Reject Attack on Voters (News Clips) 2/26/2014 A strong coalition of voting rights and pro-democracy organizations is demanding that the Georgia legislature reject HB891, a bill that would shorten…
Editorial: Make Voting Easier with a Little Guidance (News Clips) 2/26/2014 There are so many names and so many races on a voter’s ballot that it’s hard not to get confused. Who are these people, you might think, as you…
Conservative State Justice Bothered by Voter ID Law (News Clips) 2/26/2014 A member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority said Tuesday she’s troubled by the state’s voter photo ID requirements, saying it’s…
Changes to Voting Bill Would Leave More Than Half of Kentucky Felons Without the Right to Vote (News Clips) 2/26/2014 More than half of the 180,000 Kentuckians barred from voting because of a felony conviction would remain permanently disenfranchised under changes…