League Urges Congress to Vote Yes for H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Article) 12/4/2019 The League joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on a letter sent to the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of final passage…
AP: New Hampshire voting law on trial, just weeks before primary (News Clips) 12/3/2019 This story was originally published by the Associated Press. MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Ten weeks before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation…
To Avoid Voter Confidence Erosion, Ensure Election Security (Blog) 11/22/2019 This blog post was contributed by LWV of Connecticut president Carol Reimers. Election security is all about voter confidence. If…
At Long Last, Voting Rights Act Restoration to Get a Vote on House Floor (Blog) 11/14/2019 It’s been over 6 years since the U.S. Supreme Court, in their decision of Shelby County v. Holder, gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (…
They were ordinary women who did an extraordinary thing. (Blog) 11/1/2019 This week our CEO Virginia Kase spoke at a Harvard event to celebrate the upcoming 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. On…, ,
Convening to Transform Redistricting (Blog) 10/30/2019 This blog post was contributed by campaign staffers Priya Pandey, Rachel Appel, and Kentiya Orange. Following the devastating decision of…
Rolling up our Sleeves for Fair Maps (Blog) 10/23/2019 After the Supreme Court's disappointing decision in the Rucho case this past June—failing to take a stand for voters and establish limits…
League Endorses SHIELD Act (Legal Document) 10/23/2019 The League joined a letter to U.S. House members urging support for HR 4617, the SHIELD Act. The legislation will strengthen laws to protect U.S.…
Washington Post: Judge rules Florida can’t block felons from voting, even if they have unpaid fines (News Clips) 10/19/2019 This story was originally published by The Washington Post. The right to vote for 1.4 million felons in Florida got a boost Friday when a federal…
Testimony by Virginia Kase on Voting Rights And Election Administration In America (Press Release) 10/17/2019 STATEMENT BY VIRGINIA KASE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES (LWVUS) U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION…, , Watch the full panel discussion here.