League Sends Comments to Census Bureau (Legal Document) 8/31/2016 The League sent comments to the Census Bureau regarding the decision to continue using the “usual residence” rule. The rule counts incarcerated…
League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release) 6/23/2016 Organization Elects Chris Carson of California as New National President WASHINGTON, DC – The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)…
League of Women Voters Asks Why Women Couldn’t Grace the Front of the New $10 Bill (Press Release) 4/20/2016 The League honors the legacy of the suffrage movement, continues to provide necessary information to all voters Washington, DC – “The…
Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release) 4/4/2016 Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed the current practice of drawing district lines based on the total number of people who live…
League Sends Letter of Support on Title X to House and Senate (Legal Document) 3/30/2016 The League joined with 61 other health care and reproductive rights organizations in support of $327 million in funding for the Title X Family…
Designing for Our Democracy – Getting Out the Vote with AIGA (Blog) 3/21/2016 This year we are partnering with AIGA, the professional association for design, for a Get Out the Vote initiative seeking to motivate Americans to…
On the Affordable Care Act’s Anniversary, Another Supreme Court Challenge (Blog) 3/18/2016 Nearly six years ago, on March 23, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the biggest expansion of health care access since the…
Singers and Leagues Urge Concertgoers to “Use Your Voice” by Voting (Blog) 3/8/2016 Here at the League of Women Voters of the United States office, we are lucky to work with dozens of inspiring partners to expand access to the vote…
League Joins Amicus in Zubik v. Burwell (Article) 3/2/2016 The League of Women Voters joined an amicus brief in the case of Zubik v. Burwell, a challenge to the contraception accommodation in the Affordable…
Take Control - Vote (Blog) 2/29/2016 Millions of Americans are heading to the polls in March to select their preferred presidential candidate. This is an important election year and we’…