Supreme Court Declines to Protect Voting Rights for Minorities (Press Release) 7/1/2021 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the Supreme…
Senate Fails to Pass the For the People Act – Democracy Hangs in the Balance (Press Release) 6/22/2021 WASHINGTON - Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following the US Senate’s…
Kansas Civic Groups File Motion for Temporary Injunction Against New Voter Education Restriction (Press Release) 6/17/2021 TOPEKA—Today, the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and the Topeka Independent Living…
League of Women Voters Applauds DOJ’s Increased Commitment to Protecting Voting Rights (Press Release) 6/11/2021 Civil Rights Division will double staff to investigate and litigate disparities of voting access WASHINGTON—Today, League of Women Voters of…
Kansas Civic Groups File Lawsuit Against Newly Enacted Voter Suppression Laws (Press Release) 6/1/2021 TOPEKA, KS – Today, the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and the Topeka Independent Living…
LWV Commends President Biden for Prioritizing Voting Rights in First Joint Address to Congress (Press Release) 4/29/2021 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s…
LWV Commends US House Passage of DC Statehood (Press Release) 4/22/2021 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement following the US House of Representatives passage of HR 51,…
Voting Rights Groups Sue To Stop Voter Suppression Bill in Georgia (Press Release) 3/29/2021 SB 202 limits early voting, absentee voting, and ballot drop boxes, adds fines for groups helping absentee voters ATLANTA—Late last night, the…
Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act" (Press Release) 3/24/2021 Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Hearing on S1, the “For the People Act of 2021” March 24, 2021 Chairwoman Klobuchar, Ranking Member…
LWVUS and LWVGA Condemn Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Press Release) 3/18/2021 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Georgia issued the following statement in…