How Our Elections Can Work Better for Voters (Blog) 5/4/2015 This month, we’re marking the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Commonly referred to as the "Motor Voter…
Protecting Early Voting in the Deep South (Blog) 4/21/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post is written by Kelli Persons, program manager for the League of Women Voters of Georgia For the third time in…
The League’s Volunteer Leaders – A Vital Citizen’s Voice in Our Democracy (Blog) 4/14/2015 Last week, I had the honor of sitting with our national president, Elisabeth MacNamara as she connected state League presidents from nearly all 50…
Nationwide Assaults on Voting Rights Continue amongst Some Wins (Blog) 3/2/2015 We are now two months into the 2015 State Legislative sessions and as expected we have seen a groundswell of assaults on voters in many states. At…
LWV of the Austin Area Recognized for Voter Registration in Travis County, Texas (Blog) 2/20/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog was written by June Conway, voter engagement chair of the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area. Earlier this…
Advocating at the U.S. Supreme Court for Campaign Finance Regulations, Independent Redistricting and the Affordable Care Act (Blog) 2/6/2015 Not everyone is familiar with the work the League does in the courts. But advocacy in the judicial branch is a key part of the League’s overall…
10 Ways the League of Women Voters Has Helped Improve Our Country (Blog) 2/4/2015 This year, the League of Women Voters celebrates its 95th anniversary. Founded by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt on February 14, 1920 – just six…
Nonprofits' Voting Rights Challenges in 2015 - NPQ (News Clips) 2/2/2015 This article originally appeared in the Nonprofit Quarterly. By Rick Cohen At the national level, few nonprofits measure up to the League of Women…
League of Women Voters of the United States Responds to Comments by Rep. Scalise (Press Release) 12/30/2014 League of Women Voters of the United States Responds to Comments by Rep. Scalise Statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of…
Happy Bill of Rights Day! (Blog) 12/15/2014 Today is Bill of Rights Day, established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in honor of the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the U.S.…