LWVUS Urges Climate Action in the Senate (Legal Document) 4/21/2022 LWVUS urged Senators to prioritize invest in renewable energy, implement a plan to put a price on carbon, and address the long-term impacts climate change has on public health
How Changing Our Economy Can Protect Our Planet (Blog) 4/20/2022 We are still awaiting meaningful action on climate in Congress, and remain hopeful that members of Congress will see that climate change doesn’t exist in a silo — it is inextricably connected to…
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes (News Clips) 4/13/2022 MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that will likely determine how extensively absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the upcoming…
U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO THE SUPREME COURT (Press Release) 4/7/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States Board President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm…
ARIZONA SUPREME COURT DISMISSES CASE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE EARLY VOTING (Press Release) 4/5/2022 PHOENIX — Today the Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the Arizona Republican Party that threatened to end all early voting. The case requested that the Court invalidate all…
League Of Women Voters Registers Nearly 1,200 Area High School Students (News Clips) 4/4/2022 The League of Women Voters of Chattanooga announces they have registered nearly 1,200 new voters across Hamilton County high schools in recent months. The total comes as the deadline to register…
What COVID-19 Taught Us About Making Voting Accessible (Blog) 3/22/2022 COVID-19 brought pain, loss, and loneliness, but in the case of our democracy, it also brought important lessons. We saw firsthand how we could make our democracy available to more voters, honoring…
Climate Change Threats to Food and Water (Blog) 3/17/2022 In the US, most people take for granted that ample food and clean water are, and will be, available for consumption. Yet climate change has already impacted food and water resources here and around…
LWVTX submits testimony for the Record to Subcommittee on Elections (Legal Document) 3/17/2022 The US House Administration committee’s subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on Thursday March 17 about Voting in America: “Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot in Texas.
Legal Trends to Watch in 2022 (Blog) 3/15/2022 With the new year comes more litigation. In the past year, the League has continued our work of fighting against anti-voter bills and purges, challenges to new district maps, and pushing back against…