Obama Administration Violating Voting Rights Law (Blog) 10/30/2015 For several years, the League of Women Voters and our partners, Demos and Project Vote, have been lobbying the states and the Obama Administration to…
Get Ready to Take Control on Election Day (Blog) 10/29/2015 When I joined the League of Women Voters as executive director just a few short weeks ago, it was in the midst of yet another busy and important…
North Carolina Leagues Start Conversation with Boards of Elections (Blog) 10/15/2015 This blog post was co-written with Mary Klenz, co-president of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina. In the spring of 2015, the League of…
Make Your Election Day Plan (Blog) 10/13/2015 In many communities, Election Day is less than month away! With presidential debates under way, it may seem like our next important elections aren’t…
Four More Online Voter Registration Victories (Blog) 9/29/2015 In the past month, four states have taken a step to improve access to the polls. Voters in Pennsylvania and Nebraska can now register to vote online…
Help Us Celebrate National Voter Registration Day (Blog) 9/22/2015 Happy National Voter Registration Day! Today, for the fourth straight year, thousands of organizations across the country are celebrating National…
Getting Ready to Vote on Election Day 2015 (Blog) 9/16/2015 You wouldn’t know there were some important and noteworthy elections this year – 2015 – by watching, reading or listening to the news. The media has…
Kansas League Testifies Against Harsh Voter Registration Rules (Blog) 9/14/2015 In the region of the country that saw the creation of the national League of Women Voters 95 years ago, the struggle to ensure the right to vote for…
Take Action: Support the EPA's Methane Pollution Regulation (Blog) 9/10/2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first-ever methane pollution standard for new and modified oil and gas facilities. This is…
Fair Districts Equal Fair Elections: LWV Ohio Shows how Gerrymandering Took the “Swing” Out of Swing State (Blog) 9/3/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Carrie Davis, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio Ohio is widely considered…