Trump Administration Announces Regulation to Replace the Clean Power Plan (Blog) 8/21/2018 The Trump Administration announced their plan to gut the Obama Administration regulation that combats climate change by setting the first-ever…
League Opposes Attempt to Overturn Clean Water Rule (Legal Document) 8/13/2018 The League joined organizations opposing the attempted repeal of the 2015 Clean Water Rule. The letter also urges the U.S. Environmental…
League Submits Comments Regarding Citizenship on 2020 Census (Legal Document) 8/2/2018 The League submitted organizational comments regarding the inclusion of the citizenship question on the 2020 Census. August 2, 2018 Ms. Jennifer…
LWV Statement on New Tax Loopholes to Protect 'Dark Money' Donors (Press Release) 7/18/2018 Washington, DC – In response to a U.S. Treasury Department announcement that it will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations to…
Strengthening American Democracy: A Panel Discussion with the Center for American Progress (Blog) 7/17/2018 Monday morning, the Center for American Progress hosted a panel discussion examining pro-voter and anti-corruption strategies to make government work…, Congresswoman Jayapal affirmed that, while certain practices—such as universal mail-in voting—are effective, there is still much work to be done to…
League Memo Urges Senators to Ask SCOTUS Nominee to Protect Democracy (Article) 7/17/2018 The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate outlining four questions that should be asked of any U.S. Supreme Court nominee during the confirmation…, July 19, 2018 To: Members of the U.S. Senate From: Chris Carson, President Re: Four Questions for the Supreme Court Nominee With a lifetime…
Kansas Defeats Proof of Citizenship Law (Blog) 7/12/2018 Voting rights advocates across the country celebrated a momentous victory last month when a federal judge struck down a Kansas statute requiring…, Secretary Kobach has failed to provide substantial evidence of masses of noncitizens participating in elections. In 2014, Kobach joined Arizona to…
Seattle Times: Elections security: Email ballot return (News Clips) 7/11/2018 This letter to the editor was originally published in the Seattle Times. Re “With Russian hacking fresh in mind, state beefs up elections…
The SCOTUS Appointment Is More Than A Nominee, It Represents The Direction of America (Blog) 7/10/2018 With a lifetime appointment, the incoming justice will touch nearly every American's life when the Court hears the next civil, human, and voting…
Talking Points Memo: Michigan Group Submits 430,000 Signatures For Measure To Expand Voting Access (News Clips) 7/9/2018 This story was originally published on Talking Points Memo. By Allegra Kirkland A Michigan group has collected over 430,000 signatures to get…