Spring 2020 Evaluation and Outcomes Intern (Article) 12/3/2019 Organizational Background The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) is a nonpartisan, community-based membership organization…
AP: New Hampshire voting law on trial, just weeks before primary (News Clips) 12/3/2019 LWV of New Hampshire is challenging a state law that imposes burdensome requirements on voter registration.
The Hill: Fixing our democracy is key to immigration reform (News Clips) 11/12/2019 CEO Virginia Kase's op-ed about how democracy fixes can bring about immigration reform.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia purge list scrutinized for voter registration removals (News Clips) 11/4/2019 The state of Georgia is threatening to purge over 300,000 voters from the voting rolls. After experiencing serious problems with purge lists in Ohio, LWV of Ohio weighs in.
USA Today: After 2016 election hacks, officials in Florida offer few details on 2020 security (News Clips) 11/1/2019 Florida state officials are working with local and federal authorities to assure citizens that they are doing all that they can to be certain that the 2020 election is secure. LWV of Florida calls…
The Black Wall Street Times: Initiative Petition Filed to End Gerrymandering in Oklahoma (News Clips) 10/28/2019 The League of Women Voters of Oklahoma, as part of the People Not Politicians coalition, filed an initiative petition to end gerrymandering in Oklahoma.
League Endorses SHIELD Act (Legal Document) 10/23/2019 The League joined a letter to U.S. House members urging support for HR 4617, the SHIELD Act.
Virginia Kase Testimony to U.S. House Subcommittee on Elections (Legal Document) 10/23/2019 Virginia Kase on behalf of the League of Women Voters, submitted testimony to the U.S. House Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections on October 17, 2019.
How does impeachment work? (Article) 10/22/2019 Impeachment does not mean removal of an elected official from office. As a nonpartisan organization, the League of Women Voters offers this unbiased information to voters seeking to learn…
A Panel Discussion on Violence Against Women Politicians (Blog) 10/1/2019 Last month we were joined by Hon. Gabriela Cuevas Barron, Hon. Sunna Aevarsdottir, Sen. Susan Kihika, and Ginger Gibson for a panel discussion on violence against women in politics.