What a year. (Blog) 12/20/2019 2019 was filled with great moments for our citizen-led democracy. Here are just a few of our favorite highlights from the year.
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Challenges Unjust Voter Purge (Press Release) 12/18/2019 LWVWI filed a federal lawsuit challenging a planned voter roll purge based on unreliable data. Voters had 30 days to respond to a letter about their purge status, a timeline that is only allowed…
LWVUS Submits Comment on IRS Rule re Money In Politics (Article) 12/18/2019 We submitted comments opposing a rule that would cease to require tax exempt organizations, other than those incorporated under 501(c)(3) and 527 of the IRS code, to report their major contributors.
LWVUS Urges Congress to Fund 2020 Census (Article) 12/17/2019 The League joined the Census Project and other national and state organizations calling for full funding of the 2020 Census in the FY20 appropriations bills.
AP: Federal lawsuit seeks to stop Wisconsin voter purge (News Clips) 12/17/2019 The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit to stop the unjust purge of over 200,000 Wisconsin voters.
Washington Post: Georgia purged 309,000 voters from its rolls. It’s the second state to make cuts in less than a week. (News Clips) 12/17/2019 LWV of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit to stop an unjust voter purge from taking effect.
Celebrating International Human Rights Day (Blog) 12/10/2019 Human Rights Day celebrates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Everyone is entitled to inalienable rights regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national or social origin, or other status.
League of Women Voters Praises U.S. House Passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release) 12/6/2019 The Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. 4, restores protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that were stripped by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013.
League Urges Congress to Vote Yes for H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Article) 12/4/2019 The League joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on a letter sent to the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of final passage of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Spring 2020 Evaluation and Outcomes Intern (Article) 12/3/2019 Organizational Background The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) is a nonpartisan, community-based membership organization…