Your Guide to Mis- and Disinformation (Blog) 7/12/2021 Mis- and dis-information are two of the most insidious tools used to undermine our democracy and the value of every person’s voice. Learn how to recognize them and stop them in their tracks.
League of Women Voters Launches ‘Women Power Democracy’ (Press Release) 7/8/2021 New programming focus will cover countering mis- and disinformation, increasing election participation, advancing voter access, and reforming redistricting
PRESS HERALD: While Some States Restrict Voting, Maine Lawmakers Pass Bills to Expand Access (Article) 7/8/2021 Maine lawmakers pass several bills expanding access to voting.
LWVTX Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Governor’s Defunding of the Legislature (Press Release) 7/5/2021 The League of Women Voters of Texas filed an amicus curiae in In Re Chris Turner, et al. asking the Texas Supreme Court to void the Governor’s veto, highlighting the impact of Governor…
Women Power Democracy (Article) 7/2/2021 ‘Women Power Democracy,’ the new programmatic focus of the League of Women Voters, will advance a stronger, more representative American democracy.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment (Blog) 7/1/2021 In 1971, the 26th amendment granted the right to vote to Americans eighteen and older. This amendment is one in a series enacted to protect the right of every American to be represented in…
Supreme Court Declines to Protect Voting Rights for Minorities (Press Release) 7/1/2021 In light of today’s ruling, it is more important than ever that Congress act quickly to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act.
Test Your Filibuster Knowledge (Blog) 6/29/2021 How much do you know about the filibuster? We've designed a quick quiz to help you brush up on your intel.
League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. Rucho (consolidated with Common Cause v. Rucho) (Legal Case) 6/27/2021 LWVNC v. Rucho challenged North Carolina’s 2016 redistricting plan in the Supreme Court as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander and a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
League of Women Voters of Minnesota Moves to Join Redistricting Case as Co-plaintiffs (Press Release) 6/23/2021 LWV of Minnesota filed a motion to join as co-plaintiffs in Wattson v. Simon, asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to appoint a special redistricting panel to prepare for the state’s upcoming…