League Urges U.S. House to Modernize and Repair the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 1/23/2014 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to act quickly on H.R. 3899, the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014.
Let’s Get a State of the Union BINGO for League Policy Priorities! (Blog) 1/23/2014 We’re back with our annual League of Women Voters SOTU Bingo! We hope President Obama will address our top policy priorities. Download your Bingo board now!
Forty-one years after Roe v. Wade: Protecting Abortion Access in Texas (Blog) 1/22/2014 To mark the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, the League of Women Voters of Texas guest blogged on the new abortion restrictions in their state.
Presidential Commission on Election Administration Issues Solid Recommendations (Press Release) 1/22/2014 “There are many good recommendations in this report and others that we will need to look at more closely to examine the real impact on American voters,” said League President Elisabeth MacNamara.
Win For Voting Rights in Pennsylvania: Judge Strikes Down Voter ID Law (Blog) 1/21/2014 "We are glad that, by upholding voting rights, the judge ruled on the side of the people of Pennsylvania," said the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA), the lead organizational…
Why "We're Not About to Turn Around": Honoring Martin Luther King's Fight for Voting Rights (Blog) 1/20/2014 "As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King today, we are in urgent need of legislative fixes to realize his vision that every American is treated fairly at the ballot box," writes LWVUS President…
Election Assistance Commission Rejects KS, AZ Request to Change National Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 1/18/2014 LWVUS, LWVAZ and LWVKS applaud the decision by the EAC to reject requests from the states of Arizona and Kansas to modify the national mail-in voter registration form to require voters to provide…
Citizens United Four Years Later – The Unleashed Tide of Secret Money (Blog) 1/17/2014 In 2010, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates for big money and special interest influence when they announced their decision in Citizens United v. FEC. None of us knew just how bad this decision…
Introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act in House Meaningful Step (Press Release) 1/16/2014 The Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 protects the rights of all voters from discrimination and repairs the damage to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 inflicted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
League Urges Senate to Oppose H.R. 2019 (Legal Document) 1/14/2014 H.R. 2019 is part of an ongoing effort to repeal the presidential public financing system.