State of the Union Address Touches on All of League’s Priority Issues (Blog) 1/29/2014 In last night’s annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama laid out his priorities for the coming year. His words addressed a range of…
Why "We're Not About to Turn Around": Honoring Martin Luther King's Fight for Voting Rights (Blog) 1/20/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week, we honor the life of…
Working to Protect the Vote – Looking Towards Election Reforms in 2014 (Blog) 12/19/2013 Last week, I blogged about how 2013 has been one of the most active years related to voting rights this country has ever seen. While there were many…
2013 – A Watershed Year for Voting Rights (Blog) 12/12/2013 The League’s Public Advocacy for Voter Protection Project is now entering its’ eighth year of working to stop voter suppression and ensure voting is…
NC Governor: Slashing Early Voting “Compacts the Calendar;" We Call It Voter Suppression (Blog) 11/21/2013 In August, North Carolina passed what civil and voting rights advocates like the League have called the most restrictive voting measure since the…
#GivingTuesday Snapshot: The League’s Work to Protect Voting Rights (Blog) 11/19/2013 UPDATE: Celebrate #GivingTuesday by making a tax-deductible donation to the League now. As we’ve been sharing with you over the past few weeks,…
Support the League’s Work and our Successes: Join us for #GivingTuesday! (Blog) 10/24/2013 UPDATE: Celebrate #GivingTuesday by making a tax-deductible donation to the League now. We have a day for giving thanks... we have Black Friday…
DOJ Sues to Halt North Carolina Voter Suppression Law (Blog) 10/2/2013 On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against North Carolina’s new voter suppression law. According to DOJ, the law…
Powerful Quotes on Voting Rights from the March on Washington (Blog) 9/4/2013 Last week, the League of Women Voters joined fellow civil rights groups and activists from across the country in gathering at the Lincoln Memorial…
My View on the March on Washington (Blog) 8/26/2013 The organizers could not have ordered better weather. The skies were clear, the sun was bright and, for late August in Washington, D.C., the…