2015 State Legislative Update: Pro-Voter Reforms Outpace Attacks on Voting Rights (Blog) 6/10/2015 Over the past 10 years, our country has seen a steady increase in the attacks on voting rights sweep across the states. From reductions in early…
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…
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…
10 Ways the League of Women Voters Has Helped Improve Our Country (Blog) 2/4/2015 This year, the League of Women Voters celebrates its 95th anniversary. Founded by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt on February 14, 1920 – just six…
Observing Elections and Protecting Voters in Wisconsin (Blog) 11/13/2014 Editorial Note: This guest blog post was written by Carolyn Castore, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin In a few short years, the League of Women…
Voting Issues on Election Day Point to Need for Decreasing Barriers and Reforming the Election System (Blog) 11/6/2014 On Election Day, I had an opportunity to work as a “state lead” at the national headquarters of the Election Protection Coalition, a nonpartisan…