LETTER: Congress Must Act to Defend Voting Rights (News Clips) 6/27/2014 One year ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County, Alabama v.
Rights Debated After Ruling on Protest-Free Abortion Clinic Zones (News Clips) 6/27/2014 The high court struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts, the justices unanimous in their ruling that the buffer zones violate the First Amendment rights of
League of Women Voters Has The Answers (News Clips) 6/27/2014 One of the more unfortunate results of modern communications strategies and technology is the ability of elected officials, and candidates for elected officer, to avoid answering questions.
UPDATE: Voting Rights Moving Forward! (Blog) 6/25/2014 Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the Senate will finally hold a hearing on the Voting Rights Amendment Act of…
Voters Lack Vital Protections One Year After Shelby Decision (Press Release) 6/25/2014 Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on voting rights and discrimination, concluding that we must pass the VRAA - and quickly.
Letters: Congress Needs to Revive Voting Rights Act (News Clips) 6/24/2014 Defenders and red herrings
One Year After Shelby Decision, The Fight Continues to Protect Equal Access to the Vote (Blog) 6/23/2014 Access to the vote is not about politics; it's about justice and equality. The Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA) is the remedy that will help ensure equal access to the vote for all eligible…
Local Volunteers Attend League of Woman Voters National Meeting (News Clips) 6/20/2014 The League of Women Voters of Glenview was represented by Joan Ziegler, President at the 2014 League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) 51st biennial national Convention June 6-10 in Dall
League updates agriculture policy position (News Clips) 6/18/2014 Earlier this year, the League of Women Voters of La Plata County, along with 242 other state and local LWVs, participated in an update of our national position on agriculture, adopted in 1988.
Local Groups Team up to Tackle Low Voter Turnout (News Clips) 6/18/2014 Juneau may not remember the turnout for the last municipal election, since a majority seem to have slept through it.