Right to Vote Under Attack (Press Release) 5/16/2012 Washington, DC (May 17, 2012) – The League of Women Voters supports the goals of the new Voter Empowerment Act introduced today in the U.S.…
APPEALS COURT RULES PROOF-OF-CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT VIOLATES NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (NVRA) (Press Release) 4/17/2012 Washington, DC (April 17, 2012) – The following is a statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, national President of the League of Women Voters: “Today’s 9-…
LWV of South Carolina Urges Court to Reject Restrictive Voter ID Law (Press Release) 3/27/2012 Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2012) – The League of Women Voters of South Carolina urged a federal district court to reject the state’s restrictive…
LWV of Texas and Partners Seek to Block Texas' Discriminatory Photo ID Law (Press Release) 3/23/2012 LWV-TX, ACLU and ACLU of Texas, Advancement Project, Texas Legislative Black Caucus and Civil Rights Activists Seek to Block Texas’ Discriminatory…
League Applauds DOJ and Court Actions Protecting Voter Rights in Texas and Wisconsin (Press Release) 3/13/2012 Washington, DC (March 13, 2012) - “After many months of assault on voting rights in states around the country, the League of Women Voters (LWV) lauds…
League, Watchdog Groups Ask Presidential Candidates to Reveal More Bundler Information (Press Release) 3/13/2012 WASHINGTON (March 13, 2012) -- Nine government watchdog organizations today asked Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron…
League and Partners Surpass FEC Petition Goal (Press Release) 2/9/2012 LEAGUE AND PARTNERS SURPASS FEC PETITION GOAL Await Response from President Obama on Enforcing Campaign Finance Laws Washington, DC…
League of Women Voters of New Hampshire Calls Election Day Stunt "An Insult" (Press Release) 1/13/2012 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority…
League to DOJ: Voters must depend on Atty. General Holder for Real Action (Press Release) 12/13/2011 The following is a statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the U.S.: Washington, DC – “We are so pleased that…
McComish v. Bennett is A Poorly Reasoned Decision (Press Release) 6/27/2011 But Public Financing of Elections SurvivesWashington, DC – The League of Women Voters today expressed profound disappointment at the U.S. Supreme…