North Carolina’s Restrictive Election Law Approved by Federal Court (Press Release) 4/26/2016 “This decision sends a dangerous signal to voters across the country, one the League is prepared to fight at every opportunity,” said President MacNamara.
League of Women Voters Asks Why Women Couldn’t Grace the Front of the New $10 Bill (Press Release) 4/20/2016 “We are pleased that the images of several of the inspirational leaders who fought to secure the right to vote for women will grace our nation's currency," said President MacNamara.
Help Us Recognize a Local League that Effectively Engaged their Community (Blog) 4/15/2016 The Effective Community Engagement award will reward innovative democracy-building programs that prioritized successful recruitment and engagement of strategic partners and/or new volunteers,…
Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release) 4/4/2016 “This is an 8-0 decision that reinforces basic constitutional principles and previous holdings by the Supreme Court. This is a big win," said President MacNamara.
Women in Politics from 1920 to 2016 (Blog) 3/31/2016 With Women’s History Month 2016 wrapping up, League president Elisabeth MacNamara joined with other women’s political and history experts at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum to discuss women’s…
Designing for Our Democracy – Getting Out the Vote with AIGA (Blog) 3/21/2016 This year we are partnering with AIGA, the professional association for design, for a Get Out the Vote initiative seeking to motivate Americans to register and turnout to vote on Election Day –…
Chester County, PA Coalition Working to Register 9,000 Women to Vote (Blog) 3/18/2016 The Your Vote is Your Voice! Empowered Women Vote seeks to empower women in our community, particularly those underserved, to better engage them in the political process.
Young Voters Making Their Mark (Blog) 3/9/2016 Our 2016 Youth Voter Registration Program has registered over 4,000 young voters so far! Early data from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement show that young…
Voting Restrictions Must Be Stopped (Press Release) 3/9/2016 “If the illegal action is allowed to stand there will be substantial and continuing harm to voters and to our organizations,” said President MacNamara.
Singers and Leagues Urge Concertgoers to “Use Your Voice” by Voting (Blog) 3/8/2016 The League is proud to join forces with recording artists Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell on the “Use Your Voice Tour.” At each show, local League volunteers talk on stage about the…