VOTE411.org: Helping More than One Million Voters in 2017 (Blog) 11/20/2017 Every year is an election year and in 2017 the League helped more than one million voters find election related information on VOTE411.org. Since…
FEC to Strengthen Online Advertisement Regulation Thanks to League Activists (Blog) 11/16/2017 Today, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) unanimously voted to move forward with updating and strengthening regulations for online…
Groups Demand FEC Require Online Political Ad Transparency (Blog) 11/9/2017 Every American has the right to know who is paying for online political ads, whether it is organizations with ties to foreign governments or wealthy…
Maybe Yes, Maybe No: Our Democracy Hangs in the Balance (Blog) 10/4/2017 On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court heard what we hope will be the historic case of Gill v. Whitford. Why historic? …
Supreme Court Preview: Gill v. Whitford Challenges the Idea of Partisan Gerrymandering (Blog) 9/27/2017 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Gill v. Whitford on October 3. The case challenges the district maps drawn by the state…
Three Reasons to Celebrate National Voter Registration Day (Blog) 9/18/2017 National Voter Registration Day is coming next week, September 26! Here are three things we’re most excited about: Registering…
Florida Elections Rescheduled Due to Hurricane Irma (Blog) 9/8/2017 Primary and Municipal Elections in the Sunshine State Now Slated for September 26**UPDATE: The primary elections in the cities of Cape Coral and…
On the 97th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we are STILL Fighting for Equal Voting Rights (Blog) 8/18/2017 On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting American women the right to vote. Ninety-seven years later, however, we are still…
The Birth of the Namesake of Gerrymandering (Blog) 7/14/2017 This July 17th, a day that usually goes unnoticed by many, is the birthday of a man who vastly impacted the American electoral system. Elbridge Gerry…
Voting Rights Advocates Rally on Capitol Hill (Blog) 6/29/2017 Last Thursday, League interns Allie Claman and Audra Brulc attended the #RestoreTheVOTE rally on Capitol Hill. Organized by Rep. Terri Sewell,…