The League’s Volunteer Leaders – A Vital Citizen’s Voice in Our Democracy (Blog) 4/14/2015 Last week, I had the honor of sitting with our national president, Elisabeth MacNamara as she connected state League presidents from nearly all 50…
Nationwide Assaults on Voting Rights Continue amongst Some Wins (Blog) 3/2/2015 We are now two months into the 2015 State Legislative sessions and as expected we have seen a groundswell of assaults on voters in many states. At…
10 Ways the League of Women Voters Has Helped Improve Our Country (Blog) 2/4/2015 This year, the League of Women Voters celebrates its 95th anniversary. Founded by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt on February 14, 1920 – just six…
Take Action: The FEC needs to Hear From You (Blog) 1/7/2015 We’re just one week away from our deadline to submit comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) regarding how "to address corruption in the…
Thank You for Taking Action to Fight Climate Change! (Blog) 12/4/2014 For the past few months, we’ve been collecting comments in support of a life-saving proposal to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. The…
Tell the FEC What to do About Citizens United (Blog) 11/20/2014 Another election has come and gone and millions of Americans went to the polls to vote at the local, state and federal levels on the issues and…
Observing Elections and Protecting Voters in Wisconsin (Blog) 11/13/2014 Editorial Note: This guest blog post was written by Carolyn Castore, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin In a few short years, the League of Women…
Voting Issues on Election Day Point to Need for Decreasing Barriers and Reforming the Election System (Blog) 11/6/2014 On Election Day, I had an opportunity to work as a “state lead” at the national headquarters of the Election Protection Coalition, a nonpartisan…
How Virginia Leagues are Educating Voters About New Voter ID Requirements (Blog) 10/24/2014 It has been an interesting few weeks as I have traveled first to Wisconsin, then to Texas, and most recently to Virginia. In all three states, the…
Texas Leagues are Up to the Challenge – Providing Critical Voter Education (Blog) 10/21/2014 On Saturday, after I returned from nearly a week in Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the state of Texas to demand that voters…