Voters Won Today: League of Women Voters Prevails in Major Federal Voting Rights Case (Press Release) 7/29/2016 Voters Won Today: League of Women Voters Prevails in Major Federal Voting Rights Case Politicians have no business standing in the way of our…
Court Denies Motion for Preliminary Injunction in LWVUS v. EAC Executive Director Brian Newby (EAC) (Press Release) 6/29/2016 Washington, DC - “While we are disappointed in today’s decision, we will appeal to protect the critical rights of voters in these three states,…
League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release) 6/23/2016 Organization Elects Chris Carson of California as New National President WASHINGTON, DC – The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)…
Insufficient Plan from Democrats to Rid Politics of Big Money (Press Release) 6/9/2016 Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the United States On Senate Democrats’ Campaign Finance Proposal Washington…
North Carolina’s Restrictive Election Law Approved by Federal Court (Press Release) 4/26/2016 Real voters have been harmed; Signals deeper concerns for 2016 general election. Washington, DC — “The Federal District Court of Winston Salem…
League of Women Voters Asks Why Women Couldn’t Grace the Front of the New $10 Bill (Press Release) 4/20/2016 The League honors the legacy of the suffrage movement, continues to provide necessary information to all voters Washington, DC – “The…
Federal Election Commission Must Be Restructured (Press Release) 4/14/2016 League of Women Voters Announces New Position on Money in Politics The League of Women Voters today announced a new position statement on “Money in…
Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release) 4/4/2016 Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed the current practice of drawing district lines based on the total number of people who live…
Voting Restrictions Must Be Stopped (Press Release) 3/9/2016 Washington, D.C. – Today, the League and its Alabama, Georgia and Kansas affiliates were back in court seeking a preliminary injunction in…
Lawsuit Challenges Voter Registration Restriction (Press Release) 2/12/2016 Election Assistance Commission ED Acted Illegally Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters of the U.S. and its Alabama, Georgia and Kansas…