Rolling up our Sleeves for Fair Maps (Blog) 10/23/2019 After the Supreme Court's disappointing decision in the Rucho case this past June—failing to take a stand for voters and establish limits…
Are you ready for upcoming elections? (Blog) 10/16/2019 Last month, League volunteers and supporters across the country came together to help make National Voter Registration Day a success! But the…
Global Climate Strike March: Attending one of the largest global protests in history (Blog) 10/10/2019 I want you to act as if the house was on fire, because it is. World Economic Forum – Davos, Switzerland Many a sign adorned this message at…
Leagues Step Up on Climate Action (Blog) 8/20/2019 This blog post was written by Cathy Frischmann and Claudia Keith from LWV of Oregon and LWV of Corvallis. Since 2015, the U.S.…
House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 7/8/2019 On the sixth anniversary of Shelby v. Holder, the Supreme Court decision that gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the U.S. House…
LWV Volunteer Lobby Corps Spring Update from Capitol Hill (Blog) 7/5/2019 This blog post was written by LWVUS Lobby Corps Chair, Jackie Coolidge. The LWVUS Volunteer Lobby Corps had a very active spring this year. The…
What can you do to fight climate change? (Blog) 5/31/2019 This guest blog post was written by Linda “Diz” Swift, of the League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville. Have you wondered what you…
Florida's Field Hearing on Election Administration (Blog) 5/20/2019 This guest blog post was written by Karen Wilkerson, member of the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County. On May 6, 2019, the House…
Voting Rights and Election Administration in the Dakotas (Blog) 4/22/2019 This guest blog post was written by Karen Ehrens, member of the League of Women Voters of Bismarck-Mandan. On April 16, 2019, a day when Spring…
Census 2020: One Year Out (Blog) 4/3/2019 In less than one year, on April 1, 2020, the Census will be in full swing. Communities across the country will begin reporting to the U.S. Census and…