League Submits Comments on VRA to U.S. Civil Rights Commission (Legal Document) 12/18/2018 LWVUS submitted comments about the federal government's role in civil rights enforcement on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' Fall Report.
4 Key Elements of HR1 (Blog) 12/11/2018 Congress could make history with HR1, a comprehensive package of democracy reforms. We have been working to ensure that it strengthens voting rights.
Michigan voters approve two initiatives that strengthen democracy (Blog) 11/19/2018 This past Election day, Michigan voters approved Proposals 2 and 3, creating an independent redistricting commission and expanding access to the polls.
League Celebrates Record Number of Women Elected in 2018 (Press Release) 11/7/2018 Expected Historic Voter Turnout in Record-Setting Midterm Washington, DC – On Tuesday, Americans elected more female candidates to…
The League Reflects on the Kavanaugh Hearings (Blog) 9/13/2018 After three days of hearings, this is what we’ve learned about Judge Kavanaugh’s record as it relates to our priority issues.
How Do We Know What's True Anymore? (Blog) 6/27/2018 Concerned about the role of "fake news," in undermining democracy, the LWV of Palo Alto hosted a panel to discuss the threat disinformation, misinformation, and fake news pose to our elections.
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 repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
League Protects Millions of Voters in Lead-up to 2018 (Blog) 6/1/2018 As lawmakers continue to pass legislation and employ tactics that disenfranchise voters, we challenge these efforts through advocacy, grassroots organizing, legal action, and public education.
Bustle: March For Our Lives' Gun Control Agenda Is Clear. Now It Needs To Turn Protesters Into Voters. (News Clips) 4/4/2018 "It is safe to say that we have never registered this many people, so early in the year, during a non-presidential election year."
League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The Act provides an important roadmap for solving the vital issues facing our political system and serves as a vehicle to help renew Americans’ faith that the problems facing our democracy can be…