Federal Election Commission Must Be Restructured (Press Release) 4/14/2016 League of Women Voters Announces New Position on Money in Politics The League of Women Voters today announced a new position statement on “Money in…
Updating the Presidential Public Financing System is Key to Removing Big Money from Politics (Blog) 4/12/2016 For 25 years the presidential public financing system, which has put value on small donors in our electoral process, has served the nation well.…
Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release) 4/4/2016 Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed the current practice of drawing district lines based on the total number of people who live…
Women in Politics from 1920 to 2016 (Blog) 3/31/2016 With Women’s History Month 2016 wrapping up, League president Elisabeth MacNamara joined with other women’s political and history experts at the…
Initiative Celebrates Centennial of Women’s Right To Vote (Press Release) 3/30/2016 League of Women Voters and Sewall-Belmont House & Museum Join Forces on March 30 Washington, DC (March 30, 2016) – Today, the League of Women…
Designing for Our Democracy – Getting Out the Vote with AIGA (Blog) 3/21/2016 This year we are partnering with AIGA, the professional association for design, for a Get Out the Vote initiative seeking to motivate Americans to…
Chester County, PA Coalition Working to Register 9,000 Women to Vote (Blog) 3/18/2016 Editorial Note: This guest blog post was written by Susan Carty, president of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and the League of Women…
Young Voters Making Their Mark (Blog) 3/9/2016 Primary season is in full swing, and a bright spot is popping up in state after state: young people are paying attention, and they’re excited to vote…
Voting Restrictions Must Be Stopped (Press Release) 3/9/2016 Washington, D.C. – Today, the League and its Alabama, Georgia and Kansas affiliates were back in court seeking a preliminary injunction in…
Singers and Leagues Urge Concertgoers to “Use Your Voice” by Voting (Blog) 3/8/2016 Here at the League of Women Voters of the United States office, we are lucky to work with dozens of inspiring partners to expand access to the vote…