How One Woman Is Walking Across the Country to Prevent Climate Change (Blog) 4/18/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Kathe Thompson, League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County. It's amazing what you see and think…
A Proud Tradition of Volunteers – Thank You! (Blog) 4/10/2014 “The price these women were willing to pay for the right to vote was everything they had, including the air that they breathed.” These were the…
Democracy Powered by Volunteers (Blog) 4/10/2014 I’m always amazed about how much gets done for our democracy by volunteers and this week being National Volunteer Week causes me to stop and reflect…
LWVUS Lobby Corps: An Invaluable Resource (Blog) 4/10/2014 Happy National Volunteer Week to League members and volunteers across the country! The League is a true grassroots organization run by volunteers at…
League Volunteers Committed to Voter Education (Blog) 4/9/2014 When I first heard this week is National Volunteer Week I immediately thought of all the fantastic volunteers I work with on a daily basis. All year…
National Volunteer Week: A New Generation of Volunteers (Blog) 4/9/2014 The LWVUS Young People’s Taskforce (YPTF) was created in 2012 with the mission to seek ways to increase the League’s next generation of League…
National Volunteer Week: Something to Smile About (Blog) 4/8/2014 Every time I remember that this is National Volunteer Week, I break out into a smile. Why? Because I am lucky enough to come to work every day to…
The Problem with Requiring Proof of Citizenship During the Voter Registration Process (Blog) 4/7/2014 Late last month, a U.S. District Court in Kansas ruled in Kobach v. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) that the states of Kansas and Arizona could…
High School Visitors Flex Their Advocacy Muscle (Blog) 4/3/2014 This morning I was thrilled to visit with over 100 students visiting Washington, D.C. through the Close Up Foundation, which brings thousands of high…
The Selma March and Voting Rights Today (Blog) 3/31/2014 This month marked the anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement and the…