VOTE411.org Hits 1 Million Users in 2018 (Press Release) 7/30/2018 Election Information Website Sees More Traffic in Midterm Cycle Washington, DC – This month the election information website VOTE411.org surpassed…
Record-breaking High School and Community College Voter Drives (Blog) 7/20/2018 League of Women Voters volunteers nationwide have passed a major milestone: hosting more than 600 school registration drives and registering nearly…, These record-breaking numbers are thanks to the expertise and innovation of League volunteers. Leagues reported that they saw new levels of…
Wisconsin State Journal: Collaborative effort to help homeless population register to vote (News Clips) 7/12/2018 This story originally was originally published on Madison.com FATOUMATA CEESAY Madison's homeless resource day center had its first voter…
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…
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…
The Charlotte Observer: With Kennedy gone from Supreme Court, what's next for NC gerrymandering case? (News Clips) 6/29/2018 This story was originally published in the Charlotte Observer. BY ANNE BLYTHE RALEIGH In North Carolina, where there have been seven…
Rallying to Save the Affordable Care Act (Blog) 6/25/2018 Last Wednesday, governors from across the country, congressional leaders, and special interest groups met in Washington, DC, to unveil new efforts to…, The repeal and replace effort last year mobilized political action across the country, with voters and activists demanding a public conversation…
NC Court Sends Gerrymandering Case Back to Lower Court, Further Delaying Voter Protections (Press Release) 6/25/2018 Washington, DC and Raleigh, NC – Today the Supreme Court sent Rucho v. League of Women Voters of NC — a case…
LWVUS Position on Redistricting (Article) 6/20/2018 THE LEAGUE’S POSITION ON REDISTRICTING The League of Women Voters believes responsibility for redistricting preferably should be vested in an…
Supreme Court Upholds Wisconsin Unconstitutional Electoral Maps (Press Release) 6/18/2018 High Court Allows Partisan Gerrymandering to Continue Washington, DC and Madison, WI – Today the Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to…