Leagues and Redistricting Reform: Creating Representative Districts (Blog) 7/18/2014 Late last week, a Florida Circuit Court threw out the Congressional maps in Florida, drawn by the state legislature and adopted in 2012. The judge…
Celebrating the 26th Amendment and the Voices of Young People (Blog) 7/1/2014 Forty-three years ago today on July 1, 1971, Congress ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution. The legislation was a victory for our…
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…
California League Wins Fight against Dark Money in California (Blog) 5/27/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Chris Carson, campaign finance program director, League of Women Voters of California On May 14…
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…
LWVUS Lobby Corps: An Invaluable Resource (Blog) 4/10/2014 Happy National Volunteer Week to League members and volunteers across the country! The League is a true grassroots organization run by volunteers at…
League Volunteers Committed to Voter Education (Blog) 4/9/2014 When I first heard this week is National Volunteer Week I immediately thought of all the fantastic volunteers I work with on a daily basis. All year…
High School Visitors Flex Their Advocacy Muscle (Blog) 4/3/2014 This morning I was thrilled to visit with over 100 students visiting Washington, D.C. through the Close Up Foundation, which brings thousands of high…
Building on Women’s History for a Bright Future (Blog) 3/19/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Katherine Gavzy, president of the League of Women Voters of Oakland. This post is part of “…