League of Women Voters Responds to President Biden’s State of the Union Address (Press Release) 3/2/2022 WASHINGTON—Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following President Biden’s…
State of the Union Bingo: 2022 (Blog) 3/1/2022 On, Tuesday March 1, President Biden will give his first State of the Union Address (SOTU) where he will outline his key priorities for 2022. …
Baltimore Co. Ordered to Resubmit Redistricting Plan In Compliance With VRA (News Clips) 3/1/2022 This story was originally published by the Public News Service. A federal judge has ordered the Baltimore County Council to scrap…
What We're Watching For at the State of the Union (Blog) 2/28/2022 The State of the Union (SOTU) is an annual message that the President delivers to Congress. It’s an opportunity for the President to outline their…, Ensure Equal Rights For All The time has come to push the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) over the finish line. The required 38 states have ratified…
NEW JERSEY MONITOR: Texans go to the polls under sweeping new voting restrictions (News Clips) 2/28/2022 This story was originally published in the New Jersey Monitor. HOUSTON — With less than two days until Texas’ primary election, Cedric and…
League of Women Voters Applauds Historic Nomination of First Black Woman Jurist to Supreme Court (Press Release) 2/25/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States Board President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the…
League Outlines Priorities for State of the Union (Legal Document) 2/24/2022 The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union. The issues…
What Happens When a Black Woman Gets Nominated to the Supreme Court? (Blog) 2/24/2022 It's 2022, and a Black woman has never held a seat on the Supreme Court. But with the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, that much-needed…, Yet we know that women, especially Black women like our upcoming nominee, face disproportionate criticism when put in positions of power. Just look…
League Of Women Voters Partners With Lyft To Get Out The Vote In 2022 (Press Release) 2/23/2022 WASHINGTON— The League of Women Voters and Lyft today announced a partnership to provide access to transportation to the polls on Election Day.…
Voting Rights History is Black History (Blog) 2/23/2022 Updated 4/30/24 Celebrating voting rights history and Black history go hand in hand. As we commemorate the great leaders and moments — both the…, Racism and Voter Discrimination Today Discrimination should not exist regarding the freedom to vote, yet our fight is far from over. Year after year…