On the 97th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we are STILL Fighting for Equal Voting Rights (Blog) 8/18/2017 On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting American women the right to vote. Ninety-seven years later, however, we are still…
The Union Edge (Radio): The women’s suffrage movement isn’t over (News Clips) 8/15/2017 This interview originally appeared on The Union Edge.
LWV Statement on Charlottesville (Press Release) 8/13/2017 League of Women Voters Condemns White Supremacists in Charlottesville
LWV Statement on Ohio's Voter Purge Case (Press Release) 8/8/2017 Justice Department Flip Flops on Voting Rights in Ohio Purge Case By changing their position in the 2016 Ohio voter purge, the Justice Department is playing politics with our democracy and…
The Union Edge (Radio): What’s the difference between civic engagement and political engagement? (News Clips) 8/3/2017 This interview originally appeared on The Union Edge.
LWV Statement on Health Care Repeal Bill Failure in the Senate (Press Release) 7/28/2017 Strong Grassroots Opposition Stops "Skinny Repeal" in Senate
League Opposes Motion to Proceed to Senate Health Care Bill (Legal Document) 7/24/2017 The League opposes the motion to proceed on the Better Care Reconciliation Act, which will eliminate affordable quality health care for 22 million Americans by gutting the Affordable Care Act and…
Advocates Gather Across D.C. to Support Voting Rights (Blog) 7/19/2017 The League stands in firm opposition to the Election Integrity Commission. League president Chris Carson has publicly addressed its overreach, noting “Mr. Kobach has been brought to court…
Kansas City Star Op-Ed: Don’t be intimidated by Trump and Kobach’s election commission (News Clips) 7/19/2017 This article was originally published in The Kansas City Star.
League of Women Voters Reacts to Pence-Kobach Election Commission (Press Release) 7/19/2017 Washington, DC – League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to the first meeting of the 'Election Integrity’ Commission: