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…
League Volunteers Registered Tens of Thousands of New Citizens to Vote in 2016 (Blog) 12/14/2016 Each year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants complete the naturalization application process and take part in swearing-in ceremonies—also known as naturalization ceremonies—in cities and counties
Reflections on the State of Women (Blog) 6/15/2016 I attended the United State of Women Summit hosted by the White House, which highlighted the White House’s initiatives on women and girls, was a star studded event with political heavy weights,…
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Continues to be Tested (Blog) 5/26/2016 Despite the stay on implementation of the Clean Power Plan, some states are moving forward to develop state plans to implement the regulation in their own jurisdictions. The LWVUS Climate Change task…
EPA issues Final Regulation to Limit Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector (Blog) 5/13/2016 The Obama Administration announced the first-ever-regulations to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas industry. League supporters sent thousands of comments to the Environmental Protection Agency…
155 Countries to Sign Paris Agreement on Earth Day (Blog) 4/21/2016 On Earth day, world leaders will gather at the United Nations to sign the agreement put together during the UN Climate Conference in Paris. The historic agreement signaled the commitment to fight…
Help Us Recognize a Local League that Effectively Engaged their Community (Blog) 4/15/2016 The Effective Community Engagement award will reward innovative democracy-building programs that prioritized successful recruitment and engagement of strategic partners and/or new volunteers,…
Designing for Our Democracy – Getting Out the Vote with AIGA (Blog) 3/21/2016 This year we are partnering with AIGA, the professional association for design, for a Get Out the Vote initiative seeking to motivate Americans to register and turnout to vote on Election Day –…
Singers and Leagues Urge Concertgoers to “Use Your Voice” by Voting (Blog) 3/8/2016 The League is proud to join forces with recording artists Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell on the “Use Your Voice Tour.” At each show, local League volunteers talk on stage about the…
Take Control - Vote (Blog) 2/29/2016 For voters voting tomorrow as well as those with upcoming primaries and caucuses, it is time to get ready to vote! Simply enter your address at VOTE411.org to find everything you need to know about…