Five Years Since Shelby County v. Holder: Where Do We Stand Now? (Blog) 6/21/2018 Shelby County v. Holder was a landmark case addressing the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The two…
League Urges Bipartisan Committee to Continue to Demand Transparency on the 2020 Census (Blog) 5/18/2018 Will the 2020 Census include a question on citizenship? We sure hope not. The Census has not included a question about citizenship in nearly 70…, The actions of the Trump Administration with regards to voting rights are worrisome. Time and time again this administration has made moves to…
League Commends Chairman Gowdy for Demanding DOJ Official Answer Census Citizenship Questions (Blog) 5/9/2018 Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the proposed inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census…
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.
SCOTUS Hears Maryland Gerrymandering Case (Blog) 3/29/2018 This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Benisek v. Lamone, a case out of Maryland that argues politicians…
Supreme Court Preview: Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Blog) 2/28/2018 Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. The case is a challenge to a Minnesota statute…
Husted v. APRI: Rallying to Protect Our Vote (Blog) 1/10/2018 Today is an important day for our voting rights. At the Supreme Court this morning Justices listened to arguments in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph…
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…
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…