League of Women Voters Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/27/2019 This bill will make elections fairer and put power back in the hands of the American people WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters…
League Opposes Anti-Democracy Riders (Legal Document) 3/26/2019 LWVUS joined a letter opposing the inclusion of three troubling anti-democracy riders from the 2019 spending package. These three poison…
League Urges Support for HR4 (Legal Document) 3/22/2019 LWVUS sent a letter to the U.S. House urging Representatives to support HR4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act. This legislation is a direct response…
Observing the Historic Passage of H.R. 1 (Blog) 3/18/2019 Friday March 8th was a day of firsts, for the 116th Congress and for me. For the House of Representatives, this was also the first time that a…
League Endorses Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019 (Legal Document) 3/11/2019 LWVUS joined other civil rights organizations supporting the Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019. This legislation will remove barriers…
League of Women Voters Applauds House of Representatives for Passing the For the People Act (Press Release) 3/8/2019 LWV Urges Senate Leaders to Vote on This Essential Bill WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed…
League of Women Voters Urges Support for HR1, Opposition for Weakening Amendments (Legal Document) 3/5/2019 The League of Women Voters sent the following message to members of the U.S. House in support of HR1, the For the People Act. League of Women…
League Submits Amicus Brief in Juliana v. US (Legal Document) 3/5/2019 LWVUS and LWVOR submitted an amicus brief to the 9th Circuit in the case of Juliana v. U.S. The brief argues in favor of the young plaintiffs arguing…
The Hill (Op-Ed): How H.R. 1 could help more women make history (News Clips) 3/5/2019 This op-ed by League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase was originally published in TheHill.com. In the 2018 midterm elections we saw…
6 Women You Didn’t Know Were LWV Members (Blog) 3/1/2019 This Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look back through our own organization’s history to highlight some of our most prominent members. Each of…