Six Years Since Shelby Shows There’s More Work to Do. Here’s How You Can Make an Impact. (Blog) 6/26/2019 The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th Century when it was established in 1965.…
The Right of Citizenship (Blog) 6/7/2019 Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a naturalization ceremony in Washington, D.C., where 118 women and men from countries around the globe…
A Plaintiff's Perspective at the Supreme Court for Rucho v. LWVNC (Blog) 6/1/2019 This blog post was written by Janet Hoy, president of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case Rucho…, Our organization represents the voters, and making sure the people of this country are fairly represented by their government is essential to our…
For the People Act Town Hall in New Mexico (Blog) 5/29/2019 This guest blog post was written by Judy Williams, president of the League of Women Voters of New Mexico. On May 11 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the…
Registering High School Students Nationwide at Youth Summit (Blog) 5/24/2019 On Tuesday, May 21, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and several local museums nationwide hosted the annual …
In the Know: Analyzing SCOTUS Hearing on Adding a Citizenship Question to 2020 Census (Blog) 4/24/2019 On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Department of Commerce v. New York, a case challenging the Administration’s decision to add a citizenship…
High Schoolers want to vote—we have a responsibility to show them how (Blog) 4/18/2019 Each year, young people are criticized for not turning out to elections. Even with the remarkable turnout of voters aged 18-19 in the 2018…
Census 2020: One Year Out (Blog) 4/3/2019 In less than one year, on April 1, 2020, the Census will be in full swing. Communities across the country will begin reporting to the U.S. Census and…
Celebrating Women’s History Month with the Powerful Women of Congress (Blog) 3/28/2019 Earlier this month, the League of Women Voters of the United States hosted a reception for the female members of Congress to celebrate the record…, You can watch the full remarks from League leadership and these members of Congress on our Facebook page in Part 1…
Breaking Down the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court (Blog) 3/21/2019 The set of gerrymandering cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this spring is easy to remember if you think of a movie production countdown: “3-2-1,…