First-Time Voter Checklist (Blog) 5/12/2022 Casting your first vote is exciting -- and sometimes confusing. But it doesn't have to be. Follow this easy guide from VOTE411.org to make your…
With Liberty and Justice for All (Except DC) (Blog) 5/10/2022 This blog was written by members of the League of Women Voters of DC District citizens do not have the liberty that folks across the US have. …, This has been a problem for centuries; for instance, it wasn’t until 1888 that the right to trial by jury was extended to District residents. It…
Remarks on the Leaked Roe v. Wade Draft Opinion (Blog) 5/5/2022 On Tuesday, May 5, the League's national organizing director, Alma Couverthie, spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court regarding the leaked draft…, Those of us who believe in the promise of our democracy also believe in the power of elected officials to protect the rights of the people. Yet this…, Abortion rights are rooted in the implied Constitutional right to privacy. If Roe and Planned Parenthood are overturned, other personal…, Our ability to participate in our democracy is dependent on our autonomy over our own bodies. The League of Women Voters signed on as amicus…
ICYMI: League CEO Speaks at Greenleaf Christian Church (Blog) 4/28/2022 Bishop William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and national board member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…, But Nehemiah understood the assignment. He also understood his privilege. See, he used his privilege, his Trojan Horse status, to bring impacted…, When I was starting to understand my purpose, I happened to be working as a community organizer. It was then I learned about power — power…, But we don’t need those that mock us to tell us how to heal America. We don’t need them to tell us how to fix our lives. Because we know — we…, Greenleaf Worship Celebration from Greenleaf Christian Church on Vimeo.
How Changing Our Economy Can Protect Our Planet (Blog) 4/20/2022 This Earth Day, many of us are asking one question: “What is my role in addressing climate change?” We see countless articles listing the “top ten…, Linear processes “take, make, and waste,” by taking materials from the earth, making a product, and moving it to a landfill at the end of its useful…
Being an Election Worker: 101 (Blog) 4/11/2022 One of the most important ways you can get involved in promoting the freedom to vote and keeping our elections fair and accessible is by serving as…, IL: All the way through college there was never an inkling that I would work in government. Then the perfect storm came along in 2011; there…, Did anything surprise you about the experience? What did you learn? PS: I never expected the work to be so satisfying. To see firsthand how…
What COVID-19 Taught Us About Making Voting Accessible (Blog) 3/22/2022 Two years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. From that moment on, the world changed. We changed. …, Post-COVID-19 Anti-Voter Measures Despite all these benefits, many states and localities are cutting back the reforms they made in the early…
Climate Change Threats to Food and Water (Blog) 3/17/2022 Prepared by members of the League of Women Voters Climate Interest Group, Water Team and Food, Soils, and Agriculture Team The assumption that…, Agriculture: An Ever-Changing Landscape (Literally) Our nation’s agricultural land covers almost 1,000 million acres – that’s more than 35% of…
Legal Trends to Watch in 2022 (Blog) 3/15/2022 With the new year comes more litigation. In the past year, the League has continued our work of fighting against anti-voter bills and purges,…, Recently, the League had two wins in Ohio in Adams v. DeWine and League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission. Both lawsuits…
How the US Has Shifted Away from Pro-Voter Legislation (Blog) 3/7/2022 Written by Betsy Lawson, formerly a senior lobbyist at LWVUS Many of the League of Women Voters’ legislative campaigns take years to pass Congress.…, Shelby v. Holder and the Growing Threat of Anti-Voter Laws Yet seven years later, everything changed when the Supreme Court delivered a harsh…