LWVUS Joins Coalition in Support of the Protecting Our Democracy Act (Legal Document) 7/27/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined 55 other organizations to endorse the Protecting Our Democracy Act. The Protecting Our…
LWVUS Joins Coalition in Support of the Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document) 7/27/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined 34 other organizations in strong support of the Freedom to Vote Act (FTVA), S.1…
LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Air Quality (Legal Document) 7/18/2023 LWVUS joined 60 partnering organizations in a letter to members of Congress in opposition to S.J. Res 31/H.J. Res 69. This resolution would roll back…
Michigan elections are secure and accurate (News Clips) 7/11/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in The Morning Sun. On July 4th we celebrated Independence Day, the birth of our nation. The…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Support National Paid Sick and Safe Days Standard (Legal Document) 6/15/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to support the Healthy Families Act, which would create…
Day in the Life of a Poll Worker (Blog) 6/13/2023 On May 16, 2023, I volunteered as a poll worker in my county for Pennsylvania’s municipal primary election. I recently joined my local League, and by…, When I walked into my session on training day, our facilitator set up two different voting machines and a slideshow with printed instructions on how…, 7am: Polls in Pennsylvania opened. I sat at the check-in table with my first job: placing ballots into the secrecy screen. Check-in operates…, 2pm: One of my favorite parts of the day was learning about all the different election worker responsibilities. While I was assigned to the equipment…
LWVUS joins a letter in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document) 6/12/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics. The coalition asserted…