UPDATE: Voting Rights Moving Forward! (Blog) 6/25/2014 There’s finally some good news on the voting rights front in Congress. Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted…
One Year After Shelby Decision, The Fight Continues to Protect Equal Access to the Vote (Blog) 6/23/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week marks one year since the…
Calling on Congress to Move Voting Rights Forward (Blog) 6/18/2014 This afternoon, I joined members of Congress and leading civil and voting rights leaders at a press conference to call on Congress to move the Voting…
Help Graduates Register to Vote (Blog) 5/20/2014 As the weather warms up and schools dismiss for summer break, millions of young Americans are starting a new chapter in their lives. Graduation is a…
The National Voter Registration Act Turns 21! (Blog) 5/20/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. Have you registered to vote or…
Voting Rights Coalition Urges Action on Voting Rights Amendment Act (Blog) 5/15/2014 This morning, I joined with leaders from Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCR), the…
Mother's Day: A New Generation of Women Are Teaching Their Children About the Vote (Blog) 5/9/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Sarah Schimmer, League of Women Voters of Houston I'm a mother of two small children, Madeleine…, 4. People have made sacrifices so we can be here In our state Capitol, we've seen the statue of the pioneer woman, representing the spirit of all…
Northwest Leagues Participate in Regional Hearing on Voting Rights (Blog) 5/5/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Marge Easley, past president of the League of Women Voters of Oregon. On a recent afternoon at…
Victory in Wisconsin on Voter ID May Have Broader Implications (Blog) 5/2/2014 What a difference nearly a decade makes. When laws requiring strict, government issued voter photo ID were first introduced in Georgia and Indiana in…
Law Day 2014 – Why Every Vote Matters (Blog) 5/2/2014 May 1 was Law Day, a day sponsored by the American Bar Association to reflect on the role of law and its importance to American society today and in…