KQED: After Historic Election, California Legislators Consider Keeping Voting Changes (News Clips) 1/14/2021 California is considering making permanent changes to voting following historic voter turnout in the 2020 elections.
LWV calls on Biden administration to stop stripping Americans of their citizenship (Legal Document) 1/14/2021 LWV joined Muslim Advocates’ coalition in urging the new Biden Administration to stop the Trump denaturalization regime.
People Powered Fair Maps (Article) 1/13/2021 People Powered Fair MapsTM is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide. The program includes actions in all 50…
LWVUS Supports the Return of H.R. 1 in the 117th Congress (Press Release) 1/5/2021 The U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping democracy reform bill that was first introduced in 2019.
Reaching One Million Georgia Voters (Blog) 1/5/2021 Today, there is a critical runoff election in Georgia! Two US Senate seats that will determine control of the Senate and a Public Service Commissioner position are on the ballot.
LWV calls on President-elect Biden to Reverse Harmful Immigration Executive Orders on Day 1 (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 In partnership with the Value our Families and No Muslim Ban Ever Campaigns, LWV advocated for President-elect Biden to rescind every iteration of the Muslim Ban.
League Joins Principles for Immigrant COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 In letters to the CDC and Biden COVID-19 Transition Team, LWV joined allies in laying out clear principles for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to immigrants.
The Post and Courier: Commentary: How ‘safe’ SC Election Districts Turn Voters invisible (News Clips) 12/13/2020 LWV of South Carolina wrote an op-ed about the upcoming redistricting cycle and how "safe" districts silence the voice of voters.
The Electoral College: What is it good for? (Blog) 12/11/2020 The Electoral College is often not a well-understood entity. I want to highlight some of the history and shortcomings of this process and offer some possible solutions to replacing this…
USA TODAY NETWORK: COVID-19 changed election rules in the South. Now activists see chance for reform (News Clips) 12/1/2020 Changes to election laws due to COVID-19 creates an opportunity for election reform in some southern states.