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…
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…
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…
League Launches Historic Midterm Voter Registration Campaigns (Blog) 2/22/2022 Intensive focus targeting young voters, new Americans, and returning citizens With the first primary elections of 2022 taking place,…, Leveraging decades of expertise, nearly 100 League volunteer teams nationwide will talk one-on-one with tens of thousands of young people, helping…, Registering the Newest Americans At the same time, LWVEF is thrilled to be launching our 2022 New Citizens Voter Registration program, through…, Engaging with Returning Citizens LWVEF is also pleased to announce the launch of a pilot program to reach and register returning citizens.…
Celebrate Our 102nd Birthday With Action (Blog) 2/9/2022 On February 14, the League of Women Voters turns 102, marking over a century of empowering voters and defending democracy. Some may celebrate…, Celebrating in 2022 by Empowering Voters On February 14, we're celebrating all that we’ve done and all that we’re committed to doing this year…
League calls on Congress to remain focused on the fight against racial discrimination in voting (Legal Document) 2/2/2022 The League joined LCCHR and over 50 groups on a letter to Majority Leader Schumer which urged him to remain focused on the core issue of racial…
League Joins letter to Biden Administration following Summit for Democracy (Legal Document) 1/31/2022 The League joined over 80 major organizations calling on the Biden Administration to involve civil society organizations in the Summit for Democracy’…
POLITICO - Sinema’s stand and its ripple effect on women’s rights (News Clips) 1/21/2022 Some women’s organizations picked up the mantle of voting rights legislation this week when they pulled support for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an…