Voter Registration Deadlines are Coming (Blog) 9/29/2014 Last week, National Voter Registration Day was a huge success! Together, over 2,000 organizations, including nearly 400 state and local Leagues in 48…
5 Ways You Can Celebrate Constitution Day (Blog) 9/15/2014 On Constitution Day, September 17, we commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, is…
Victory for Voters: Judge Rules to Restore Early Voting in Ohio! (Blog) 9/5/2014 Update 9/29: The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the earlier ruling discussed below, thereby limiting early voting options in Ohio for the 2014…
The Best Way to Celebrate Women's Equality Day? Register to Vote! (Blog) 8/25/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This article was originally published on President MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week as we celebrate Women's Equality Day,…
Why I Helped Register Young Voters (Blog) 7/25/2014 The 2012 election was the first major election in which I could vote. I had turned 19, and I was in my third month as a freshman at Tufts University…
How the League Helps Ensure Voting Access for Americans with Disabilities (Blog) 7/25/2014 This weekend marks 24 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights law that prohibits…
How My Parents Inspired Me to Vote (Blog) 7/24/2014 I learned about the importance of voting from my parents. Immigrants from Peru, my parents never fail to vote in the elections for their home country…
Celebrating the 26th Amendment and the Voices of Young People (Blog) 7/1/2014 Forty-three years ago today on July 1, 1971, Congress ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution. The legislation was a victory for our…
League of Women Voters focuses on turnout (News Clips) 6/13/2014 Brittany Sowacke/Staff Photographer Tamara Allen of Arlington times the debate between Deirdre McNab (right at the head table) and Elizabeth…
Help Graduates Register to Vote (Blog) 5/20/2014 As the weather warms up and schools dismiss for summer break, millions of young Americans are starting a new chapter in their lives. Graduation is a…