Help Stop Big Money (Blog) 5/28/2015 The explosive growth of Super PACs is a major outgrowth of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United, and it is undermining the integrity and…
Reminiscing: 22 Years after the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/18/2015 On May 20, 1993, I sat with current and former LWVUS presidents and lobbyists and watched President Bill Clinton as he signed the National Voter…
Public Support for Online Voter Registration in Florida and Texas (Blog) 5/14/2015 UPDATE 5/15/2015: Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed that state's online voter registration proposal into law. Leagues across the country are…
Why This Mom Chooses the League (Blog) 5/7/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Amy Hjerstedt, member of the Leauge of Women Voters of Eastern Upper Peninsula I’m a mom of two…
How Our Elections Can Work Better for Voters (Blog) 5/4/2015 This month, we’re marking the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Commonly referred to as the "Motor Voter…
Protecting Early Voting in the Deep South (Blog) 4/21/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post is written by Kelli Persons, program manager for the League of Women Voters of Georgia For the third time in…
The League’s Volunteer Leaders – A Vital Citizen’s Voice in Our Democracy (Blog) 4/14/2015 Last week, I had the honor of sitting with our national president, Elisabeth MacNamara as she connected state League presidents from nearly all 50…
Nationwide Assaults on Voting Rights Continue amongst Some Wins (Blog) 3/2/2015 We are now two months into the 2015 State Legislative sessions and as expected we have seen a groundswell of assaults on voters in many states. At…
LWV of the Austin Area Recognized for Voter Registration in Travis County, Texas (Blog) 2/20/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog was written by June Conway, voter engagement chair of the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area. Earlier this…
Testifying to the FEC on the Role of Money in Politics (Blog) 2/13/2015 Saturday marks the 95th anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters. When Carrie Chapman Catt called for a League of Women Voters to “…