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)…
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…
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…
Obama Commits to Improve Voting, Expand Participation (Press Release) 1/12/2016 League Calls on President Obama to Expand Voter Registration through Health Benefit Exchanges The following is a statement by Elisabeth MacNamara,…
Expanded Voter Information Tool Will Provide More People with Access to Nonpartisan Voter Information (Press Release) 12/17/2015 League of Women Voters Receives $100,000 from Knight Foundation to Extend Reach of VOTE411.org Dec. 17, 2015 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The League of…
Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell Want You to "Use Your Voice" (Press Release) 11/16/2015 SINGER/SONGWRITERS UNITE WITH LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS FOR MAJOR U.S. TOUR AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT DRIVE 38-CITY TREK SEES ACCLAIMED TRIO…
League Commends President Obama on Decision to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline (Press Release) 11/6/2015 Washington, DC - “We are very pleased with the decision by the Obama Administration to reject the permits necessary to build the Keystone XL pipeline…
League: New Ozone Pollution Standard Good Step, Not Good Enough (Press Release) 10/2/2015 Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters of the United States released the following statement from president Elisabeth MacNamara, regarding the…
League Registers Voters at More Than 260 Community Events (Press Release) 9/21/2015 National Voter Registration Day Provides Thousands with Entryway to Political Participation Washington, DC – – The League of Women Voters is proud…
Landmark Clean Power Plan Will Save Lives, Protect Environment (Press Release) 8/3/2015 EPA Plan Sets First National Standards Limiting Carbon Pollution Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA) unveiled its long-…