Trump Administration Announces Regulation to Replace the Clean Power Plan (Blog) 8/21/2018 The Trump Administration announced their plan to gut the Obama Administration regulation that combats climate change by setting the first-ever…
Record-breaking High School and Community College Voter Drives (Blog) 7/20/2018 League of Women Voters volunteers nationwide have passed a major milestone: hosting more than 600 school registration drives and registering nearly…, These record-breaking numbers are thanks to the expertise and innovation of League volunteers. Leagues reported that they saw new levels of…
'Tis the season for caps, gowns, and graduations! (Blog) 6/15/2018 As a new wave of high school seniors transition to higher education and enter the workforce, they also acquire a new set of responsibilities to…
Months Before General Election Day, League Sees Spike in Voter Interest (Blog) 5/9/2018 With months to go before the much-anticipated November General Election, the League of Women Voters is already seeing unprecedented levels of…
Planning a Voter Registration Drive (Blog) 4/26/2018 Interested in planning a nonpartisan voter registration drive? The League of Women Voters has some expert tips! Befriend Local Experts…, Plan Ahead Assign a volunteer or event leader to bring the following items to your event: Voter registration forms, clipboards, and collection…, Publicize! Reach out to your social networks and local media to let them know when and where you’ll be registering voters. If you’re able to…, Have a clear plan for how you’ll collect and return completed registration applications to the required elections official, being sure to follow…
Notes from the Field: Student Walkouts and Marches (Blog) 4/16/2018 As part of our longstanding Youth Voter Registration program, the League was already well on our way to registering students at more than 400 schools…, "Our participation in a walkout was amazing and inspiring. The students helped to register their peers by walking from class to class doing…, "We registered voters at the national march in DC. The students inspired us to participate. But our volunteers were equally inspirational - signing…, Register to vote or learn more about who's on your upcoming ballot at VOTE411.org.
Leagues Volunteers Visit 450 Citizenship Ceremonies, Register 25,000 to Vote in 2017 (Blog) 12/22/2017 A fixture in the voter engagement field for over 90 years, the League of Women Voters works to register and turn out new communities of voters, with…, In 2017, our New Citizens Voter Registration project resulted in 25,000 new Americans registered to vote. From metropolises like Houston and Atlanta…
League Representatives Attend UN's COP23 (Blog) 12/8/2017 Editorial Note: This article was written by Robin Tokmakian of the 2017 LWVUS UN Observers. Ten representatives from the League of Women Voters…
VOTE411.org: Helping More than One Million Voters in 2017 (Blog) 11/20/2017 Every year is an election year and in 2017 the League helped more than one million voters find election related information on VOTE411.org. Since…
EPA Accepting Comments on Plan to Repeal the Clean Power Plan (Blog) 11/20/2017 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it’s plan to move forward with the repeal of the Clean Power Plan, which would regulate…