LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress Remove Hyde Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 5/29/2024 The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Hyde Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The…
LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog) 5/22/2024 To achieve the League's vision of a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV…, The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)The League supports ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and efforts to bring laws into compliance with the…, Climate ChangeThe League supports climate goals and policies that are consistent with the best available climate science and that will ensure a…, Gun SafetyThe League believes in protecting the health and safety of citizens through limiting the accessibility and regulating the ownership of…, ImmigrationThe League believes in promoting the reunification of immediate families, meeting the economic, business, and employment needs of the…, Reproductive JusticeThe League believes in protecting the constitutional right of privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices.…, How You Can Get Involved in Urgent IssuesTake one minute to urge your members of Congress to support the Equal Rights Amendment; Take one minute…
REPORT: Women Voters by the Numbers (Blog) 5/2/2024 Note: This blog contains data obtained from the US Census that delineates voter trends based on age, race, and gender. While valuable data is shown,…, Overall, women voted at higher rates than men. Turnout was particularly high in Arizona, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Maine, Maryland…, In 2022, the gaps between women and men voters were highest in the white, non-Hispanic and Black communities. Likewise, they were highest among the…
The League of Women Voters of Arizona Condemns Arizona Supreme Court Decision to Revive 1864 Abortion Ban (Press Release) 4/9/2024 PHOENIX — The League of Women Voters of Arizona condemns the decision by the Arizona Supreme Court to reinstate the territorial-era abortion ban…