LWV Joint Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict (Press Release) 4/20/2021 WASHINGTON & MINNEAPOLIS – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement with the League of Women…
LWV & Vot-ER Announce Partnership to Promote Civic Health (Press Release) 3/31/2021 WASHINGTON—Today the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) and Vot-ER/Civic Health Month (Vot-ER) announced a joint partnership to work…
LWV Supports Senate Filibuster Reform for a Healthy Democracy (Press Release) 3/30/2021 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement about the Senate filibuster rule: “The League…
Voting Rights Groups Sue To Stop Voter Suppression Bill in Georgia (Press Release) 3/29/2021 SB 202 limits early voting, absentee voting, and ballot drop boxes, adds fines for groups helping absentee voters ATLANTA—Late last night, the…
Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act" (Press Release) 3/24/2021 Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Hearing on S1, the “For the People Act of 2021” March 24, 2021 Chairwoman Klobuchar, Ranking Member…
LWV Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/17/2021 WASHINGTON – Following the passage of HR1, the For the People Act, in the House of Representatives earlier this month, today the US Senate introduced…
Federal Court Approves Landmark Settlement Between Voting Rights Advocates and Private Security Company Charged with Voter Intimidation (Press Release) 2/16/2021 League of Women Voters of Minnesota and Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations reach an agreement with Atlas Aegis to settle…
LWV Joins Lawsuit Supporting Student Plaintiffs’ Right to Civic Education (Press Release) 2/1/2021 Rhode Island students demand right to education preparing them to engage in civic society BOSTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United…
League of Women Voters of the United States Calls for Immediate Removal of President Donald Trump (Press Release) 1/8/2021 WASHINGTON – Thursday night, the League of Women Voters board of directors met and voted unanimously to call for the immediate removal of Donald J.…
LWVUS Supports the Return of H.R. 1 in the 117th Congress (Press Release) 1/5/2021 The For the People Act will create a stronger democracy with fairer elections for all Americans WASHINGTON — Late Monday, the U.S. House of…