5 Ways You Can Celebrate Constitution Day (Blog) 9/15/2014 On Constitution Day, September 17, we commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, is…
Victory for Voters: Judge Rules to Restore Early Voting in Ohio! (Blog) 9/5/2014 Update 9/29: The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the earlier ruling discussed below, thereby limiting early voting options in Ohio for the 2014…
Join Us for the People’s Climate March! (Blog) 9/3/2014 On September 23, the United Nations (UN) will meet in New York City for the UN Climate Summit. Leaders from around the world have been invited to…
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Speaks with League Members (Blog) 8/27/2014 League members from across the country were offered a unique experience to join a conference call with the Administrator of the Environmental…
The Best Way to Celebrate Women's Equality Day? Register to Vote! (Blog) 8/25/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This article was originally published on President MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week as we celebrate Women's Equality Day,…
Setback in North Carolina on Suppressive Voting Law; Fight Continues (Blog) 8/20/2014 Earlier this month, a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction barring North Carolina’s new restrictive elections law. The League of Women…
How Early League Action Stopped Implementation of Wisconsin’s Voter Photo ID Law (Blog) 8/7/2014 Partners’ actions keep voter photo ID off the books for August primary EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Andrea Kaminski, Executive…
Four Reasons Why We’re Excited About National Voter Registration Day 2014 (Blog) 8/6/2014 National Voter Registration Day is coming! Leagues around the country have kicked their election-season planning into high gear, with a lot of…
Why I Urged the EPA to Limit Carbon Pollution – And Why You Should, Too (Blog) 8/4/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Joyce Lanning, member of the LWVUS Climate Change Task Force and Board member of the League…
Why We Must Revitalize the Voting Rights Act Upon Its 49th Anniversary (Blog) 8/1/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. Next week marks the 49th…