Voter Registration Deadlines are Coming (Blog) 9/29/2014 Last week, National Voter Registration Day was a huge success! Together, over 2,000 organizations, including nearly 400 state and local Leagues in 48…
5 Ways You Can Celebrate Constitution Day (Blog) 9/15/2014 On Constitution Day, September 17, we commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, is…
Victory for Voters: Judge Rules to Restore Early Voting in Ohio! (Blog) 9/5/2014 Update 9/29: The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the earlier ruling discussed below, thereby limiting early voting options in Ohio for the 2014…
The Best Way to Celebrate Women's Equality Day? Register to Vote! (Blog) 8/25/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This article was originally published on President MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week as we celebrate Women's Equality Day,…
Why I Helped Register Young Voters (Blog) 7/25/2014 The 2012 election was the first major election in which I could vote. I had turned 19, and I was in my third month as a freshman at Tufts University…
How the League Helps Ensure Voting Access for Americans with Disabilities (Blog) 7/25/2014 This weekend marks 24 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights law that prohibits…
How My Parents Inspired Me to Vote (Blog) 7/24/2014 I learned about the importance of voting from my parents. Immigrants from Peru, my parents never fail to vote in the elections for their home country…
League Supports the DISCLOSE Act of 2014 (Legal Document) 7/9/2014 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of quick action to enact the DISCLOSE Act of 2014. Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps will also…
League Supports Reintroduction of DISCLOSE Act (Legal Document) 7/8/2014 The League joined a letter to U.S. Senators urging them to pass the DISCLOSE Act of 2014. The DISCLOSE Act would ensure that voters know the identity…
League Joins Amicus Brief in Montana Contribution Limits Case (Article) 7/2/2014 The League joined an amicus brief filed in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Lair v. Motl. The brief urges the Ninth Circuit Court to…