League Opposes H.R. 26, REINS Act of 2017 (Legal Document) 1/4/2017 The League joined a letter to the U.S. House in opposition of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017.
League Volunteers Registered Tens of Thousands of New Citizens to Vote in 2016 (Blog) 12/14/2016 Each year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants complete the naturalization application process and take part in swearing-in ceremonies—also known as naturalization ceremonies—in cities and counties
21 NGOs: Excluding Arctic and Atlantic from Offshore Leasing Moves U.S. Closer to Clean Energy Future (Press Release) 11/18/2016 WASHINGTON (November 18, 2016) – The Obama Administration took bold action today, announcing it will exclude the Arctic Ocean from its oil and gas leasing progr
Climate Change Lawsuit Breaks New Ground: League of Women Voters Joins in Historic Effort (Press Release) 11/18/2016 Washington, DC and Eugene, Oregon – On Thursday, November 8, a federal judge ruled that youth plaintiffs may proceed with their historic climate change lawsuit in the case of Juliana et al v.
WJLA Good Morning Washington: Registering to VOTE 2016 & getting to the polls with the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 10/12/2016 WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 as an outgrowth of the movement that secured women the
Leagues to Host 400 Voter Registration Events Tuesday, 9/27 (Press Release) 9/26/2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2016
Our Open Letter to the Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate Moderators (Article) 9/21/2016 Keep Voters at the Forefront of Debates To: Anderson Cooper, Lester Holt, Elaine Quijano, Martha Raddatz and Chris Wallace From…
League Files Amicus Brief in Juliana et al v. United States (Article) 9/12/2016 The League of Women Voters United States (LWVUS) and the League of Women Voters of Oregon (LWVOR) filed an Amicus Brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
Reflections on the State of Women (Blog) 6/15/2016 I attended the United State of Women Summit hosted by the White House, which highlighted the White House’s initiatives on women and girls, was a star studded event with political heavy weights,…