LWV Recommends Representatives Vote Yes on HR4 (Legal Document) 8/23/2021 LWVUS sent a memo to the offices of all members of the US House of Representatives recommending they vote yes on HR4, the John Lewis Voting…
LWVUS Submits Statement for the Record to the US House Judiciary Committee regarding the VRAA (Legal Document) 8/16/2021 LWVUS submitted a statement to the US House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Oversight of the Voting Rights Act: Potential Legislative…
Senate Fails Again to Advance the For the People Act – Must Be #1 Priority After Recess (Press Release) 8/11/2021 WASHINGTON – Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States board president, Dr. Deborah Turner, issued the following statement…
Texas Voters Win as Motor Voter Lawsuit Is Settled (Press Release) 8/3/2021 Over 1 Million Texans Have Already Registered To Vote Online Since September 2020, When This Suit Forced The State To Comply With National Voter…
League of Women Voters Urges White House to Take Urgent Action to Protect Voting Rights (Press Release) 7/13/2021 WASHINGTON - Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following President Biden…
League of Women Voters Launches ‘Women Power Democracy’ (Press Release) 7/8/2021 New programming focus will cover countering mis- and disinformation, increasing election participation, advancing voter access, and reforming…
PRESS HERALD: While Some States Restrict Voting, Maine Lawmakers Pass Bills to Expand Access (Article) 7/8/2021 This story was originally published by Press Herald. During a year of pitched partisan battles elsewhere over voter rights and election…
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment (Blog) 7/1/2021 This blog was written by LWVUS Intern Katelyn Pramberger. In 1971, the 26th amendment granted the right to vote to Americans 18 and older. This…
Senate Fails to Pass the For the People Act – Democracy Hangs in the Balance (Press Release) 6/22/2021 WASHINGTON - Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following the US Senate’s…