LWVUS Supports Voting Rights Restoration (Legal Document) 5/1/2024 LWVUS Federal Lobby Corps lobbied Congress in support of the Next Step Home Act to restore the voting rights of thousands of Americans with prior…
League of Women Voters of New Hampshire Ask Federal Court to Immediately Halt Defendants’ Use of Artificial Intelligence in US Elections (Press Release) 4/30/2024 MANCHESTER, NH – (April 30, 2024) The League of Women Voters of the United States, the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, and several…
A crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states is creating a shadow war for the 2024 election (News Clips) 4/21/2024 This story was originally published by Associated Press As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter…
VOTE411 Honored for Government & Associations: Websites & Mobile Sites (Press Release) 4/18/2024 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters nonpartisan election information tool VOTE411.org announced today that it has been honored for…
Remarks on DC Statehood at Full Democracy Champions Luncheon (Blog) 4/16/2024 In honor of Emancipation Day, DC's Mayor Muriel Bowser hosted a Full Democracy Champions Luncheon. Below are remarks from LWV's Kelly McFarland…, I want to acknowledge the work of those we have seen or heard from today as well as so many others who tirelessly take up the fight day in and day…, Our local League, the LWV of DC has been on the front lines of the fight, spearheading the mobilization of our 500,000 members and supporters…, Now I know that it isn’t the centerpiece of today’s gathering, but given that is a gathering on Emancipation Day, I feel compelled to mention the…, That is what a true democracy looks like – a democracy that is powered by the people, for the people, ALL the people. The people of DC deserve the…, So, as we leave here today, I urge each of you to activate your networks. First, we need to thank Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton for her…
The League of Women Voters of Arizona Condemns Arizona Supreme Court Decision to Revive 1864 Abortion Ban (Press Release) 4/9/2024 PHOENIX — The League of Women Voters of Arizona condemns the decision by the Arizona Supreme Court to reinstate the territorial-era abortion ban…
Racial Justice Advocates Argue Appeals Court Should Affirm Lower Court’s Decision to Stop Use of County Line on New Jersey’s Primary Ballots in June Primary (Press Release) 4/9/2024 NEWARK – In an amicus curiae brief filed today, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and Campaign Legal Center – on behalf of the League of…