The National Voter Registration Act Turns 21! (Blog) 5/20/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. Have you registered to vote or…
Voting Rights Coalition Urges Action on Voting Rights Amendment Act (Blog) 5/15/2014 This morning, I joined with leaders from Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCR), the…
Northwest Leagues Participate in Regional Hearing on Voting Rights (Blog) 5/5/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Marge Easley, past president of the League of Women Voters of Oregon. On a recent afternoon at…
Victory in Wisconsin on Voter ID May Have Broader Implications (Blog) 5/2/2014 What a difference nearly a decade makes. When laws requiring strict, government issued voter photo ID were first introduced in Georgia and Indiana in…
Law Day 2014 – Why Every Vote Matters (Blog) 5/2/2014 May 1 was Law Day, a day sponsored by the American Bar Association to reflect on the role of law and its importance to American society today and in…
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…
This Women’s History Month, Remembering the Women That History Books Forget (Blog) 3/27/2014 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. In honor of Women’s…
Honoring Women Legislators (Blog) 3/13/2014 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. Yesterday, the League of…