Harkenrider v. Hochul (Legal Case) 6/2/2022 LWV New York filed an amicus brief supporting the appointment of an independent expert to redraw New York’s congressional and state legislative districts
Citizens Project v. Colorado Springs (Legal Case) 6/1/2022 LWV Pikes Peak Region and partners sued Colorado Springs, asserting odd-year elections in April violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
What's Going On With Reproductive Rights? (Blog) 5/27/2022 The recently leaked US Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization threatens to overturn the constitutional protection of abortion. If this decision is published,…
LWVUS Joined a Letter with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on Implementing President Biden’s Voting Rights Executive Order (Legal Document) 5/26/2022 The Leadership Conference organized a letter requesting federal agencies to strongly implement President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order promoting access to voting.
CEO's Remarks at NCBCP Voting Rights and Reproductive Justice Call to Action (Blog) 5/25/2022 On June 25, the League's CEO Virginia Kase Solomón joined Black Women Leaders and Allies and the National Coalition for Black Civic Participation for their Voting Rights and Reproductive Justice call…
League of Women Voters of Texas Statement on Mass Shooting in Uvalde (Press Release) 5/25/2022 Today, the League of Women Voters of Texas issued the following statement after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
League Statement on Primary Election Postcards (Press Release) 5/24/2022 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters Education Fund issued the following statement on an error in mailed postcards to voters in Alabama, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania:
Protect the Voting Rights Act to Keep Democracy Safe (Blog) 5/23/2022 The Voting Rights Act was originally passed in 1965 as one of the chief legislative accomplishments of the civil rights movement. Since then, it has safeguarded the right to vote, guarding…
League of Women Voters of New York State Files Federal Lawsuit to Postpone New York Statewide Primaries to August 23, 2022 (Press Release) 5/19/2022 The League of Women Voters of New York State filed a lawsuit yesterday in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York asking that the Court postpone the June 28 primary for…
5 Must-Know AANHPI Women Who Shaped Democracy (Blog) 5/17/2022 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women have always been an integral part of the voting rights movement. From opposing sexist and racist legislation to expanding the…