LWVUS and LWVDC Urge Amendments to Protect DC Voters (Legal Document) 6/7/2023 LWVUS and LWVDC submitted a statement that urged Congress to prioritize DC’s autonomy and its elected leaders’ right to make policies for its residents.
Voting Local Matters: Why Vote for School Board? (Blog) 5/25/2023 School board members have the important job of overseeing the education of future community members, and that’s powerful. The school board sets the policies and goals for the district, while the…
Letter: North Dakota Legislative session increases election transparency (News Clips) 5/24/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in The Bismarck Tribune. The League of Women Voters of North Dakota’s top priority this legislative session was protecting voting rights to ensure…
VOTE v. Ardoin (Legal Case) 5/22/2023 LWV of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit asserting Louisiana’s documentation requirements to register to vote for people with felony convictions violated the NVRA
League of Women Voters Marks 30th Anniversary of NVRA (Press Release) 5/20/2023 While we’ve made advancements in expanding voter access, some 30 years later, the fight for voting rights is far from over.
Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee v. Pennsylvania Department of State (Legal Case) 5/12/2023 LWV Pennsylvania intervened in a case brought by a Pennsylvania Senate committee seeking a court order requiring the release of millions of voter records
What is "One Person, One Vote?" (Blog) 5/4/2023 When redistricting is done fairly, each person’s vote is equal to every other person’s because their districts are drawn in ways that accurately represent the voting power of the people within them…
Local View: Popular vote for president 'essential to representative government' (News Clips) 4/29/2023 This op-ed was originally published by Duluth News Tribune. The League of Women Voters of Duluth, MN, wrote about the need for a national popular vote.
San Luis Obispo County Citizens for Good Government v. County of San Luis Obispo (Legal Case) 4/18/2023 The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County (LWV SLO) intervened after the county’s Board of Supervisors enacted a map favoring Republicans.
LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress About Priorities for the 118th Congress (Legal Document) 4/18/2023 LWVUS reached out to members of Congress to outline its priority issues for the 118th Congress and urged Congress to implement necessary reforms like restoring the Voting Rights Act, regulating money…