How the League Helps Ensure Voting Access for Americans with Disabilities (Blog) 7/25/2014 This weekend marks 24 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights law that prohibits…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This Women’s History Month, Remembering the Women That History Books Forget (Blog) 3/27/2014 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. In honor of Women’s…
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 “…
State of the Union Address Touches on All of League’s Priority Issues (Blog) 1/29/2014 In last night’s annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama laid out his priorities for the coming year. His words addressed a range of…
Working to Protect the Vote – Looking Towards Election Reforms in 2014 (Blog) 12/19/2013 Last week, I blogged about how 2013 has been one of the most active years related to voting rights this country has ever seen. While there were many…
2013 – A Watershed Year for Voting Rights (Blog) 12/12/2013 The League’s Public Advocacy for Voter Protection Project is now entering its’ eighth year of working to stop voter suppression and ensure voting is…