LWV Applauds Decision to Keep Polling Places Open in Majority Black County (Press Release) 8/24/2018 Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Georgia issued the following joint statement…
VOTE411.org Hits 1 Million Users in 2018 (Press Release) 7/30/2018 Election Information Website Sees More Traffic in Midterm Cycle Washington, DC – This month the election information website VOTE411.org surpassed…
Highly Partisan Immigration Legislation Goes Down in Flames (Press Release) 6/27/2018 WASHINGTON, DC—The House of Representatives today in a 121-301 vote rejected the Ryan Compromise immigration legislation. The League of Women Voters…
Supreme Court Upholds Discriminating Travel Ban (Press Release) 6/26/2018 Washington, DC – Today the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Trump Administration's travel ban is within the president’s authority. The League of…
NC Court Sends Gerrymandering Case Back to Lower Court, Further Delaying Voter Protections (Press Release) 6/25/2018 Washington, DC and Raleigh, NC – Today the Supreme Court sent Rucho v. League of Women Voters of NC — a case…
President Trump’s Executive Order Walks Back Border Crisis of his Own Making (Press Release) 6/20/2018 Public Pressures President to End Family Separations Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued a statement following…
Proposed House Immigration Legislation is Bad for America (Press Release) 6/19/2018 Immigration Policies Should Protect Dreamers and Preserve Families Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters urges the U.S. House of…
League of Women Voters Marks Victory in Federal Court Voting Rights Case (Press Release) 6/19/2018 The decision to become plaintiffs in a suit against the Kansas documentary proof of citizenship law, devised by the Kansas Secretary of State and…
Supreme Court Upholds Wisconsin Unconstitutional Electoral Maps (Press Release) 6/18/2018 High Court Allows Partisan Gerrymandering to Continue Washington, DC and Madison, WI – Today the Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to…
Supreme Court Upholds Unreasonable Voter Purge Standard (Press Release) 6/11/2018 High Court Decision Will Disenfranchise Millions in Upcoming Elections Washington, DC and Columbus, Ohio – Today, the Supreme Court ruled against…